Citation

Bortoletto R, Di Gennaro G, Antolini G, Mondini F, Passarella L, Rizzo V, Silvestri M, Darra F, Zoccante L, Colizzi M. Psychiatry Res. Commun. 2022; 2(1).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100023

PMID

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Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic may affect children's mental health. Children <18 years in-patiently admitted for mental health emergencies between March 2020 and June 2021 were compared to those admitted in the same period of 2018-2019 in terms of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. There were 49 admissions in the pre-pandemic period and 60 in the pandemic period (IRR: 1.22; 95% CI: 0.84-1.79), with the latter more likely to have a family history of psychiatric disorders, a personal history of physical disturbances, present with suicidal risk, and being diagnosed with an externalizing disorder. This study underscores the increased need for pediatric mental health services. © 2022 The Authors

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; Risk factors; human; suicide; female; male; suicidal ideation; Italy; anorexia nervosa; risk factor; major clinical study; controlled study; retrospective study; hospital admission; automutilation; mental health service; intervention study; confidence interval; Article; electronic medical record; trend study; sociodemographics; coronavirus disease 2019; Child and adolescent neuropsychiatry; Psychopharmacological therapy