Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Children During The Early COVID-19 Pandemic.
Juliet Beni EdgcombNicole M BensonChi-Hong TsengRohith ThiruvalluruJyotishman PathakRegina BussingChristopher A HarleBonnie T ZimaPublished in: Psychiatric research and clinical practice (2022)
The early pandemic brought overall declines in child MH-ED use alongside co-occurring demographic and diagnostic shifts. Children vulnerable to missed detection during instructional disruptions experienced disproportionate declines, suggesting need for future longitudinal research in this population.