ArticleBMC psychiatry2022
Trends in emergency department visits for mental health disorder diagnoses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study 2018-2021.
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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
- Experiences of individuals presenting to the emergency department for mental health reasons: A systematic mixed studies review.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Building a Mental Health-Ready Nursing Workforce: A Scoping Review of Preparatory Interventions.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Article
- Mental Health Symptom Screening Among Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Article
- COVID-19 and psychiatric inpatient admissions at a Saudi tertiary hospital, 2017-2024: an interrupted time-series study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring competence in mental health crisis management: a qualitative study of Norwegian prehospital emergency medical personnel.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Has Anything Changed in the Frequency of Emergency Department Visits and the Profile of the Adolescent Seeking Emergency Mental Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- First access to mental health services during COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter study.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2023Article
- Dispositional mindfulness and mental health among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 lockdown: The mediating role of self-compassion and the moderating role of gender.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs the pandemic started, Saudi Arabia applied extreme measures in responses to the pandemic crises, which have adversely affected individuals' mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study is to describe trends in mental health disorder ED visit before and after the pandemic in two medical centers in Saudi Arabia.
methodsA retrospective cohort study using data from electronic health records in the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs' (MNG-HA) in Saudi Arabia. Multiple logistic regression model was used to examine the age and sex differences in mental health disorder ED visits before and during the COVID19 pandemic.
resultsA total of 1117 ED psychiatric visits, a sharp increase in the number of psychiatric ED visits during the pandemic with an average increase of 25.66% was observed. During the pandemic, psychiatric ED visits were significantly higher in females (adjusted AOR 1.41, 95% CI 1.08, 1.83) than males. During the COVID19 pandemic, generalized anxiety disorder was the most common psychiatric ED disorder with reported increase of visits by 53.34% (p-value 0.005).
conclusionED psychiatric visits have consistently increased before and during the COVID19 pandemic. Interventions for mental health related disorders are urgently needed for preventing mental health problems among females.
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