@article{ref1,
title=""I feel lonely, COVID has made it worse": a teen's struggle",
journal="Academic emergency medicine",
year="2021",
author="Jennifer, Mats Steffi",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="It is Christmas Eve and I am in the Emergency Department (ED) working a late-night shift. It's my favorite time of the year, and I miss my family! I look at the admission screen and see &quot;another&quot; 16-year-old girl with suicidal ideation and self-harm. My heart sinks and I silently hope she gets directed to the mental health ED where she will get the appropriate care. But five minutes later, she is in the pediatric ED for medical clearance. A recent study indicates that pediatric admissions to the ED for suicidal ideation and attempts have increased by 1.6 times during this pandemic (1). On average, I encounter at least one adolescent during my ten-hour ED shift presenting with suicidal ideation and/or suicidal attempt. I sigh! I sign up to see her with a heavy heart but with the utmost intent to make a therapeutic connection.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1069-6563",
doi="10.1111/acem.14370",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.14370"
}