ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2025
Digital Media-related Problems Contributing to Psychiatric Hospitalizations Among Children and Adolescents Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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The role of digital media in crises leading to youth psychiatric admissions is understudied and digital media use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, demographics, clinical characteristics, and digital media-related problems (DMRPs; sub-coded as cyberbullying, online communication problems, triggering content, and limit-setting problems) were extracted from hospital records of youth (n = 1,101) admitted to a pediatric psychiatric unit from May 2018 to November 2021. DMRPs were identified in 127 admissions (11.5%), led by the online communication problems and limit-setting subtypes (both 4-5%). Significantly more overall problems were identified following the pandemic onset (13.9% of admissions vs. 9.1% before, p < 0.05). The limit-setting subtype specifically increased post-COVID-19 (6.0% vs. 2.7%, p < 0.01), and was associated with prior admissions, suicide attempts, and impulse control/behavioral disorders. Online communication problems were significantly more common among girls and youth with a history of trauma. Interventions in acute settings to mitigate consequences of DMRPs are needed.
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