ReviewDer Nervenarzt2021
[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care situation in psychiatric hospitals in Germany].
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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
- [Utilization of mental health services in Germany during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic-Systematic review and meta-analysis].Der Nervenarzt · 2025Pooled it
- Global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health services: A systematic review.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Pooled it
- Supporting older people with cognitive impairment during and after hospital stays with intersectoral care management (intersec-CM)-results of a randomised clinical trial.Age and ageing · 2025Trial
- Utilization of Psychiatric Hospital Services Following Intensive Home Treatment: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Continuity of care: time to first outpatient appointment after child and adolescent psychiatric hospital stays in Germany.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Reductions in inpatient and outpatient mental health care in germany during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic - What can we learn for a better crisis preparedness?European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Observational
- 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
- Temporal and spatial changes in the provision of mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a claims-based cohort study on patients with severe mental disorders.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Internet-based psychoeducation and support programme for relatives of young people with early psychosis: results of the first German-language intervention.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The potential of psychiatric outpatient centers to reduce the length of stay in inpatient facilities and the negative impact of COVID-19 on the availability of psychiatric services: the case of Latvia.Frontiers in health services · 2024Article
- Treatment of bipolar depression: clinical practice vs. adherence to guidelines-data from a Bavarian drug surveillance project.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Lithium prescription trends in psychiatric inpatient care 2014 to 2021: data from a Bavarian drug surveillance project.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2023Article
- [Changes in the routine work and moral distress in psychiatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic : A survey among physicians active in inpatient care in Germany].Der Nervenarzt · 2023Article
- Utilisation of rehabilitation due to mental disorders during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a difference-in-differences analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Health-related quality of life among patients with treated alcohol use disorders, schizophreniform disorders or affective disorders and the influence of flexible and integrative psychiatric care models in Germany (PsychCare).Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on psychiatric and mental health services in Europe: suffering experienced by professionals.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- LeiP#netz 2.0: mapping COVID-19-related changes in mental health services in the German city of Leipzig.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- COVID-19 vaccination rates in hospitalized mentally ill patients compared to the general population in Germany: Results from the COVID Ψ Vac study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimTo assess the structural performance of psychiatric hospitals in Germany during the COVID(coronavirus disease)-19 pandemic, a nationwide survey was launched in March 2020, in which the corona-related changes in care structures during the first wave of the pandemic were collated.
methodsData on the care situation were collected by means of a survey in 38 out of 388 contacted psychiatric and psychotherapy hospitals in Germany over the course of 1 month. The changes and adaptations of the care structures, the type of therapy measures applied and care options for people with mental disorders and a COVID-19 infection as well as the legal basis underlying the care for patients unable to consent were documented.
resultsOn average, the inpatient treatment capacity of psychiatric hospitals in Germany decreased by approximately 40% compared with prepandemic periods. Day clinic and outpatient services were also only available in a limited form or were even discontinued completely. Specialized wards for patients with COVID-19 infections were available in most of the surveyed clinics (84%).
conclusionPsychiatric hospitals were already able to respond quickly and adequately to the crisis situation in the first wave of the pandemic, e.g. by setting up COVID wards; however, the reduction in treatment capacity to 60% has significantly worsened the care situation for people with mental illnesses. Therefore, further efforts should urgently be made to adapt mental health care to the requirements of the pandemic in the long term.
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