[HTML][HTML] Has anything changed in the frequency of emergency department visits and the profile of the adolescent seeking emergency mental care during the COVID …

V Ferro, R Averna, M Murciano, U Raucci, S Cristaldi… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
We described changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the frequency of Emergency
Department (ED) visits for mental health disorders (MHDs) in adolescents on a wider …

The impact of COVID‐19 on psychiatric clinical encounters among low‐income racially‐diverse children

SA Rusk, J DiBari, DM Mason, M Li… - Journal of Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is a lack of longitudinal data to examine the impact of COVID‐19 on all
types of clinical encounters among United States, underrepresented BIPOC (Black …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department visits and boarding for pediatric patients with suicidality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

AR Zipursky, KL Olson, L Bode, A Geva, J Jones… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objective To quantify the increase in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency
department with suicidality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent …

Factors influencing agitation, de‐escalation, and physical restraint at a children's hospital

EM Dalton, D Worsley, P Krass… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Children hospitalized in medical hospitals are at risk of agitation. Physical
restraint may be used to maintain patient and staff safety during de‐escalation, but physical …

Psychotropic Medication Prescribing for Children and Adolescents After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Z Valtuille, E Acquaviva, V Trebossen… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Numerous studies have provided evidence for the negative associations of the
COVID-19 pandemic with mental health, but data on the use of psychotropic medication in …

Psychotropic Medication Administration in Pediatric Emergency Departments

AA Foster, JA Hoffmann, Z Qayyum, JJ Porter… - …, 2024 - publications.aap.org
METHODS We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of ED encounters by youth
aged 3–21 with MBH diagnoses using the Pediatric Health Information System, 2013–2022 …

Effects of COVID-19-targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on pediatric hospital admissions in North Italian hospitals, 2017 to 2022: a quasi-experimental study …

G Maglietta, M Puntoni, C Caminiti, A Pession… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs), such as lockdowns, social
distancing and school closures, against the COVID-19 epidemic is debated, particularly for …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health among Spanish Adolescents: SESSAMO Project

N Yárnoz-Goñi, A Goñi-Sarriés, A Díez-Suárez… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Child and adolescent mental health problems have increased after the COVID-
19 pandemic. The objective of this study was to establish the association of the presence …

[HTML][HTML] Admission rates and clinical profiles of children and youth with eating disorders treated as inpatients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a German …

AS Silber, S Platte, A Kumar, S Arora… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Children and youth at risk for mental health disorders, such as eating disorders
(ED), were particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, yet evidence for the most …

Adult psychiatric inpatient admissions and length of stay before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large urban hospital setting in Vancouver, British Columbia

A Russolillo, M Carter, M Guan, P Singh… - Frontiers in Health …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic individuals with mental illnesses faced
challenges accessing psychiatric care. Our study aimed to describe patient characteristics …