TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Factors affecting self-harm- or violence-related urgent psychiatric consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
JO  - Psychology research and behavior management
A1  - Yeh, Chung-Chen
A1  - Lee, Yu-Tung
A1  - Chien, Cheng-Yu
A1  - Chen, Po-Cheng
A1  - Chen, Jian-Hong
A1  - Liu, Chun-Hao
SP  - 1755
EP  - 1762
VL  - 16
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1179-1578
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S399242
ID  - ref1
ER  -