ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Evolving sex-specific trends in mental health-related emergency department visits (2010-2023): insights from 643 French general hospitals.
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Background: Psychiatric disorders account for a significant proportion of emergency department (ED) visits, with notable sex-specific differences. However, how these disparities have evolved over time, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, remains poorly understood. Methods: We analyzed yearly ED visit data from 2010 to 2023 for individuals aged 18-65 with diagnoses of substance use, affective, and non-affective psychotic disorders from 643 French general hospitals. Fixed-effects models were used to examine sex-specific trends, with 2010 as the reference year for baseline analyses and 2019 for pandemic-era comparisons. Results: The mean rate of mental health-related ED visits was 6.8% during the study period. Compared to females, males exhibited a significant increase in ED visits related to affective and non-affective psychotic disorders since 2010. Compared to females, males showed significant reductions in substance use disorder visits post-pandemic (2021-2023 vs. 2019). Affective disorder visits among males transiently decreased in 2022. Conclusion: Our findings highlight evolving sex-specific trends in mental health-related ED visits, with males experiencing increases since 2010, and females facing disproportionate post-COVID-19 burdens. These findings can guide sex-specific healthcare resource allocation and enhance the delivery of mental health services.
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