Salud mental de niños, niñas y adolescentes durante la pandemia COVID-19: descripción de diagnósticos atendidos en urgencia psiquiátrica Hospital Las Higueras, Talcahuano / Mental Health of Boys, Girls and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Description of diagnoses attended at Hospital Las Higueras' Psychiatric ER, in Talcahuano
es un estudio descriptivo transversal. Los participantes del estudio fueron la totalidad de la población infan-to-juvenil (≤18 años) atendida en la urgencia psiquiátrica del Hospital Higueras de Talcahuano, Chile, entre los años 2019 y 2021 (n=1059).
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by an infectious disease triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, brought unprecedented changes to the lives of boys, girls "and" adolescents, with the closure of schools "and" reduced mobility. This has led to mental healthcomplications, which have been contained by psychiatric ER services during periods of greater confinement and restrictions. This study assesses the local reality considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of boys, girls "and" adolescents.
Method:
This is a transversal descriptive study. The participants of the study were all from the infant-juvenile population (≤18 years old). They all received attention at Hospital Las Higueras' psychiatric ER in Talcahuano, Chile, between 2019 "and" 2021 (n=1059).