ArticleJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open2022
Evaluation of emergency department visits for mental health complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Assessing emergency physicians' competency gaps in caring for acute psychiatric emergencies: a comparative analysis of self-perceived confidence and performance against training program expectations.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Descriptive study of mental health care users 12 months pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdown.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2024Article
- Opioid and stimulant attributed treatment admissions and fatal overdoses: Using national surveillance data to examine the intersection of race, sex, and polysubstance use, 1992-2020.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
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- Emergency department visits and boarding for pediatric patients with suicidality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2023Article
- Evaluation of emergency department visits for mental health complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 6 million deaths worldwide as of March 2022. Adverse psychological effects on patients and the general public linked to the pandemic have been well documented. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of adult emergency department (ED) encounters with diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation using Results: A total of 2816 patient encounters met the inclusion criteria. The study period in 2020 had 31.5% lower overall ED volume seen during the same time period in the previous 3 years (27,874 vs average 40,716 ED encounters). The risk of presenting with anxiety during the study period in 2020 compared to prior 3 years was 1.40 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.21-1.63), for depression was 1.47 (95% CI 1.28-1.69), and for suicidal ideation was 1.05 (95% CI 0.90-1.23). There was an increase in admissions for depression during the pandemic period (15.2% increase, 95% CI 4.6%-25.7%). Conclusion: There was a relative increase in patients presenting to the ED with complaints of anxiety and depression during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, while absolute numbers remained stable. Our results highlight the importance of acute care-based mental health resources and interventions to support patients during this pandemic.
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