Trends in suicidal ideation in an emergency department during COVID-19
| Autor: | Michal J. McDowell, Mila N. Grossman, Scott R. Beach, Emily M. Sorg, Suzanne Bird, Mladen Nisavic, Charles Masaki, Carrie E. Fry, Felicia A. Smith, Rachel L. MacLean |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Interrupted time series Article Suicidal Ideation Chart review Pandemic medicine Humans Psychiatry Suicidal ideation Retrospective Studies Adult patients business.industry Emergency department SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak COVID-19 Homelessness United States Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Suicide Psychiatric consultation medicine.symptom business Emergency Service Hospital |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosomatic Research |
| ISSN: | 1879-1360 |
| Popis: | Objective This study aims to detail changes in presentations at a United States Emergency Department for suicidality before and after the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted of all adult patients who presented to an ED with suicidality and underwent psychiatric consultation during the study period. The cohorts consisted of patients who presented between December 2018 – May 2019 and December 2019 – May 2020. Information was collected on demographics, characteristics of suicidality, reasons for suicidality and disposition. The first wave from March – May 2020 was examined, using a difference-in-differences design to control for factors other than COVID-19 that may have influenced the outcomes' trend. Results Immediately following the pandemic outbreak there was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of undomiciled patients represented in visits for suicidality (40.7% vs. 57.4%; p-value |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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