Pediatric mental health emergency visits during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hernández-Calle Daniel; Andreo-Jover Jorge; Curto-Ramos Javier; García Martínez Daniel; Valor Luis Vicente; Juárez Guillermo; Alcamí Margarita; Ortiz Arancha; Iglesias Noelia; Bravo-Ortiz María Fe; Vega Beatriz Rodríguez; Martínez-Alés Gonzalo

doi:10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0005

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (Jun 2022)

Pediatric mental health emergency visits during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hernández-Calle Daniel,
Andreo-Jover Jorge,
Curto-Ramos Javier,
García Martínez Daniel,
Valor Luis Vicente,
Juárez Guillermo,
Alcamí Margarita,
Ortiz Arancha,
Iglesias Noelia,
Bravo-Ortiz María Fe,
Vega Beatriz Rodríguez,
Martínez-Alés Gonzalo

Affiliations

Hernández-Calle Daniel: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Andreo-Jover Jorge: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Curto-Ramos Javier: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
García Martínez Daniel: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Valor Luis Vicente: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Juárez Guillermo: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Alcamí Margarita: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Ortiz Arancha: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Iglesias Noelia: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Bravo-Ortiz María Fe: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Vega Beatriz Rodríguez: Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz UniversityMadrid, Spain
Martínez-Alés Gonzalo: Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0005
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 53 – 57

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Paediatric and adult psychiatric emergency department (ED) visits decreased during the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will include increases in mental healthcare needs, especially among vulnerable groups such as children and adolescents.

Published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

ISSN: 2245-8875 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry; Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/SJCAPP

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