Increase in Referrals of Children and Adolescents to the Psychiatric Emergency Room Is Evident Only in the Second Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic—Evaluating 9156 Visits from 2010 through 2021 in a Single Psychiatric Emergency Room
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chen Dror (0000-0001-9020-0150, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author), Nimrod Hertz‐Palmor (0000-0001-6837-9553, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author), Yael Yadan-Barzilai (Shalvata Mental Health Center), Talia Saker (Tel Aviv University), Maya Kritchmann-Lupo (Tel Aviv University), Yuval Bloch (0000-0002-1235-1540, Tel Aviv University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 8924-8924 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19158924 |
| PMID | 35897293 |
| OpenAlex | W4286587294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the wellbeing of children and adolescents. The psychiatric emergency room (ER) is the hub of psychiatric emergencies and reflects clinically significant mental problems. Previous studies compared 2019 and 2020 and observed a decline in ER referrals. The current study focused on the continuous trend of referrals from 2010 to the end of 2021. Method: In our observational retrospective study, we procured data from 9156 child and adolescent referrals to our psychiatric ER. The comparison was made based on similar months of each year. Results: There was a significant positive trend in monthly referrals between 2010 and 2021, representing a similar increase in referrals per month in comparison to that month in the preceding year (unstandardized β = 4.21, 95% CI = 3.44 to 4.98, p < 0.0001). Between March 2020 and February 2021 (monthly visits = 72.5 + 16.6 [median = 79.5], annual referrals = 870), we observed no additive effect beyond this general trend after controlling for population growth. Conversely, between March and December 2021 (monthly referrals = 106.1 + 31.8 [median = 105.5], overall referrals = 1061) we observed a significant additive effect beyond the projected incline, as predicted by previous years (β = 21.61, 95% CI = 12.12 to 31.06, p < 0.0001). Conclusions: The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was no different from the continuous decade long rise of referrals to the children and adolescents’ psychiatric ER. Conversely, the second year showed an additional incline beyond the general trend. The complexity in this rising need demands the awareness of clinicians and policy makers alike
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Observational study · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Retrospective cohort study · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |