@article{ref1,
title="Factors affecting self-harm- or violence-related urgent psychiatric consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan",
journal="Psychology research and behavior management",
year="2023",
author="Yeh, Chung-Chen and Lee, Yu-Tung and Chien, Cheng-Yu and Chen, Po-Cheng and Chen, Jian-Hong and Liu, Chun-Hao",
volume="16",
number="",
pages="1755-1762",
abstract="PURPOSE: People's health-care-seeking behaviors considerably changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the changes in self-harm- and violence-related urgent psychiatric consultation (UPC) in the emergency department (ED) during different stages of the pandemic and at different levels of hospitals. <br><br>PATIENTS AND METHODS: We recruited patients who received UPC during the baseline (2019), peak (2020), and slack (2021) periods of the same time window (calendar weeks 4-18) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Demographic data such as age, sex, and referral type (by the police/emergency medical system) were also recorded. <br><br>RESULTS: We found female gender and younger age associated with higher risk of self-harm-related UPCs, whereas patients visiting regional hospitals, male patients, and patients referred by the policy/emergency medical system, had a higher risk of violence-related UPCs. After adjustment, the different pandemic stages were not significantly associated with self-harm- or violence-related UPCs. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Patient's demographic data, but not the pandemic itself, may be responsible for the changes in self-harm- and violence-related UPCs during the pandemic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1179-1578",
doi="10.2147/PRBM.S399242",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S399242"
}