Decreased utilization of mental health emergency service during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the rapid rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, a reduction of the numbers of patients presenting to emergency departments has been observed. We present an early study from a German psychiatric hospital to assess the dynamics of mental health emergency service utilization rates during the COVID-19 p...

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Autores principales: Hoyer, Carolin, Ebert, Anne, Szabo, Kristina, Platten, Michael, Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas, Kranaster, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7282463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32519205
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-020-01151-w
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Sumario:During the rapid rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, a reduction of the numbers of patients presenting to emergency departments has been observed. We present an early study from a German psychiatric hospital to assess the dynamics of mental health emergency service utilization rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results show that the numbers of emergency presentations decreased, and a positive correlation between these numbers and mobility of the general public suggests an impact of extended measures of social distancing. This finding underscores the necessity of raising and sustaining awareness regarding the threat to mental health in the context of the pandemic.

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