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Aims: During the COVID-19 pandemic, children and adolescents with a psychiatric disorder experienced exacerbation of their symptoms with more accesses in Emergency Department (ED). However, little is known about the experience of somatic symptom disorders (SSDs) during the COVID 19 pandemic in children. Therefore, we aimed to compare the rates of pediatric ED admissions for SSDs before and during COVID-19 pandemic and to understand whether the relative risk of ED admissions for SSDs changed between the two periods. Methods: We enrolled all children admitted for SSDs in pediatric ED of Santobono-Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, Italy, from March 11th, 2020 to March 11 th, 2021 (pandemic period) and in the same time period of the previous year (pre-pandemic period). Results: We identified 205/95743 (0,21%) children with SSDs presenting in ED in pre-pandemic year and 160/40165 (0,39%) in pandemic year (pConclusions: In this retrospective study we found that despite the massive decrease of the pediatric admissions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, somatic symptom disorders admissions to the pediatric ED increased ,suggesting an impact of the pandemic also on the pediatric psychiatric disorders. |
