US Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Polina Krass, Evan M. Dalton, Stephanie K. Doupnik, Jeremy Esposito
Abstract
This cross-sectional study describes the changes in the demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEmergency departmentSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineMedical emergencyMental healthEmergency medicineVirologyPsychiatryOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineDiseaseEmergency and Acute Care StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts