Observational studyThe American journal of emergency medicine2021
Influence of post-COVID-19 deconfinement on psychiatric visits to the emergency department.
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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
- Environmental concerns and bioaccumulation of psychiatric drugs in water bodies - Conventional versus biocatalytic systems of mitigation.Environmental research · 2023Review
- Anxiety and Depression Levels and Coping Strategies among Polish Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Increased anxiety and stress-related visits to the Shanghai psychiatric emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared to 2018-2019.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Psychiatric emergency department visits during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on acute mental health admissions in Croatia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- "Effect of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic outbreak on the emergency department admission for an acute psychiatric condition".Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Article
- Trends in emergency department visits for mental health disorder diagnoses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study 2018-2021.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Do Non-COVID-19 Patients' Behaviour Towards Emergency Changed During the COVID-19 Outbreak? A Severity-Based Approach.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveDuring the deconfinement period after the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number and characteristics of psychiatric visits changed in our emergency department (ED). We aimed to assess changes in the number of visits and characterize the profiles of these patients.
methodsIn this retrospective observational study, we examined the number of psychiatric ED visits and their proportion among the total number of ED visits. We also evaluated psychiatric visits characteristics during a one-month period after the declaration of deconfinement, and we compared those characteristics to characteristics observed during the same month over the previous 4 years.
resultsThe number of psychiatric visits to our emergency department during deconfinement was similar to the number observed in the same month of previous years. However, the proportion of psychiatric visits to our emergency department among all visits to the ED rose during deconfinement to a level never before observed. The mean proportion of psychiatric admissions to all ED admissions rose from 3.5% in past years to 5.3% during deconfinement (p = 0.013). Moreover, during deconfinement, more visits (80%) were without an acute intoxication compared to past years (58.5%; p = 0.031). Also, in the deconfinement period, more visits lacked a follow-up consultation organized at discharge (40%) compared to the historical period (25%, p = 0.036).
conclusionsThe deconfinement period after the first wave COVID-19 changed the number and type of psychiatric emergency medicine consultations at our hospital, suggesting a psychiatric impact of confinement during this pandemic. These findings will be of interest to practitioners and politicians in the coming months.
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