@article{ref1,
title="Pediatric mental health emergency visits during the COVID-19 pandemic",
journal="Scandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology",
year="2021",
author="Hernández-Calle, Daniel and Andreo-Jover, Jorge and Curto-Ramos, Javier and Martínez, Daniel García and Valor, Luis Vicente and Juárez, Guillermo and Alcamí, Margarita and Ortiz, Arancha and Iglesias, Noelia and Bravo-Ortiz, María Fe and Vega, Beatriz Rodríguez and Martínez-Alés, Gonzalo",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="53-57",
abstract="Abstract Introduction Paediatric and adult psychiatric emergency department (ED) visits decreased during the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will include increases in mental healthcare needs, especially among vulnerable groups such as children and adolescents.  Aim This study examined changes in the number of overall and diagnosis-specific mental health ED visits among patients aged <18 years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid, Spain.  Methods Using clinical records from all psychiatric ED visits at a major teaching hospital between October 2018 and April 2021, we conducted interrupted time-series analyses and compared trends before and after the day of the first ED COVID-19 case (1st March 2020).  Results A total of 663 patients were included. In March 2020, there was a marked initial decrease of -12.8 (95% CI -21.9, - 7.9) less monthly mental health ED visits. After April 2020, there was a subsequent increasing trend of 3.4 (95% CI 2.6, 4.2) additional monthly mental health ED visits.  Conclusion After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in paediatric psychiatric ED visits, especially due to suicide-related reasons. These data reinforce the crucial role of the ED in the management of acute mental health problems among youth and highlight the need for renovated efforts<p /> <p>Language: it</p>",
language="it",
issn="2245-8875",
doi="10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0005"
}