Post-Pandemic Evolution of Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents Attending a General Hospital Accident and Emergency Department.

Ana Maciá-CasasJavier de la Iglesia-LarradLlanyra García-UllánBelén Refoyo-MatellánClara Munaiz-CossíoSara Díaz-TrejoVanesa Berdión-MarcosJulia Calama-MartínCarlos RonceroJesús Pérez

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Our study suggests that children's and adolescents' demand for urgent mental healthcare and their clinical presentations in A&E departments with suicide thoughts and/or self-injuries do not seem to be declining after the pandemic but increasing over time. More research is warranted to understand possible factors involved in this sustained upward trend.

Keyphrases

healthcare
emergency department
sars cov
coronavirus disease
young adults
adverse drug
tertiary care
acute care
social media
health information
electronic health record