ArticleJournal of affective disorders2021
Changing trends in psychiatric emergency service admissions during the COVID-19 outbreak: Report from a worldwide epicentre.
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- Utilization of mental health services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic - a systematic review and meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026Pooled it
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- The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health workforce: A rapid review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2023Pooled it
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- Trends in psychiatric emergency visits: insights from France's largest psychiatric emergency department.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Changes in the number and characteristics of tertiary hospital psychiatric admissions in south Croatia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Evolving sex-specific trends in mental health-related emergency department visits (2010-2023): insights from 643 French general hospitals.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Outpatient mental health care during high incidence phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany - changes in utilization, challenges and post-COVID care.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Article
- Causes and countermeasures for the increased infection and COVID-19 mortality rates in patients with schizophrenia.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2024Review
- Clinical Outcome in Persons with Severe Mental Disorders Attending a Mental Health Day Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of Telemedicine on Utilization of Psychiatric Resources in New York City during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
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- Impact of community mental health services on the adult psychiatric admission through the emergency unit: a 20-year population-based study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- Anxiety and depression played a central role in the COVID-19 mental distress: A network analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
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- The effects of COVID-19 on European healthcare provision for working-age adults with major depressive disorder.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Review
- Locked down or locked out? Trends in psychiatric emergency services utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of health services research & policy · 2023Article
- Suicidality in psychiatric emergency department situations during the first and the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, a structural reorganization was imposed on public health systems. Psychiatry services were also affected with the imposed reduction of non-urgent consultations. We aim to explore the effect of these changes on a Psychiatry Emergency Service during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain.
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed on all patients admitted to our Psychiatric Emergency Service 90 days before and after March 14
results1,958 psychiatric emergency admissions were analyzed. Although the number of admissions decreased by 37.9%, we observed a significant increase in the percentage of acute psychiatric hospitalization during the lockdown. Anxiety spectrum disorders accumulated the greatest significant decrease in admission rates during the lockdown. On the other hand, a significant increase in admissions rates was found in patients with dementia, autism spectrum disorders, and substance use disorders during the lockdown. LIMITATIONS: This study was conducted in a single psychiatric emergency service, preventing a generalization of our results. The comparison time period might have biased our results due to the influence of external factors.
conclusionMental health consequences of COVID-19 are becoming apparent. A reduction of admission rates for anxiety disorders might be related telepsychiatry implementation during the lockdown. Other conditions particularly vulnerable to the routine changes and lack of social support have suffered the most, and efforts should be placed to treat these situations.
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