TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - "I feel lonely, COVID has made it worse": a teen's struggle
JO  - Academic emergency medicine
A1  - Jennifer, Mats Steffi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "another" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1069-6563
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.14370
ID  - ref1
ER  -