Mental health-related visits in a pediatric emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract We aimed to describe the epidemiology of all pediatric emergency department visits (focusing on mental health-related visits versus total visits) at the University Children’s Hospital of Nice (France) from 1 January to 31 December 2020 (year of the COVID-19 pandemic) and to compare it with...

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Autores principales: Arnaud Fernandez, Morgane Gindt, Phillipe Babe, Florence Askenazy
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b50344ab0a8d47788522dc902bc830be2021-11-08T10:44:35ZMental health-related visits in a pediatric emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic10.1186/s12245-021-00387-01865-13721865-1380https://doaj.org/article/b50344ab0a8d47788522dc902bc830be2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00387-0https://doaj.org/toc/1865-1372https://doaj.org/toc/1865-1380Abstract We aimed to describe the epidemiology of all pediatric emergency department visits (focusing on mental health-related visits versus total visits) at the University Children’s Hospital of Nice (France) from 1 January to 31 December 2020 (year of the COVID-19 pandemic) and to compare it with the earlier 3-year period. The increase in mental health-related visits (44.2%) that we observed, while total visits decreased (30.0%), suggests an impact of the pandemic on children’s and adolescents’ mental health.Arnaud FernandezMorgane GindtPhillipe BabeFlorence AskenazyBMCarticleCOVID-19 pandemicChild and adolescent psychiatryMental healthPediatric emergency department visitsMedical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidRC86-88.9ENInternational Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic COVID-19 pandemic
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Mental health
Pediatric emergency department visits
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
spellingShingle COVID-19 pandemic
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Mental health
Pediatric emergency department visits
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
Arnaud Fernandez
Morgane Gindt
Phillipe Babe
Florence Askenazy
Mental health-related visits in a pediatric emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
description Abstract We aimed to describe the epidemiology of all pediatric emergency department visits (focusing on mental health-related visits versus total visits) at the University Children’s Hospital of Nice (France) from 1 January to 31 December 2020 (year of the COVID-19 pandemic) and to compare it with the earlier 3-year period. The increase in mental health-related visits (44.2%) that we observed, while total visits decreased (30.0%), suggests an impact of the pandemic on children’s and adolescents’ mental health.
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Phillipe Babe
Florence Askenazy
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Phillipe Babe
Florence Askenazy
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title_fullStr Mental health-related visits in a pediatric emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Mental health-related visits in a pediatric emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
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