Mental health presentations to Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department during COVID-19 lockdown.

Laura R JoyceSandra K RichardsonAndrew McCombieGreg J HamiltonMichael W Ardagh

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)

During the COVID-19 lockdown, both overall ED presentations as well as mental health-related presentations decreased. There was a relative increase in overdoses and self-harm, particularly involving paracetamol and ibuprofen.

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