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

Fernandez, Arnaud; Gindt, Morgane; Babe, Phillipe; Askenazy, Florence

Fernandez, Arnaud; Gindt, Morgane; Babe, Phillipe; Askenazy, Florence.

Fernandez A; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, 57, Avenue de la Californie, 06200, Nice, France. fernandez.a@pediatrie-chulenval-nice.fr.
Gindt M; Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Nice, France. fernandez.a@pediatrie-chulenval-nice.fr.
Babe P; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, 57, Avenue de la Californie, 06200, Nice, France.
Askenazy F; Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Nice, France.

Int J Emerg Med ; 14(1): 64, 2021 Nov 04.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1503924

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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.

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Mental health; Pediatric emergency department visits

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Language: English Journal: Int J Emerg Med Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12245-021-00387-0

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