Author: Dvorak, Lior; Sar-el, Roy; Mordel, Clara; Schreiber, Shaul; Tene, Oren
Title: The Effects of the 1(st) National COVID 19 Lockdown on Emergency Psychiatric Visit Trends in a Tertiary General Hospital in Israel Cord-id: 2bamqcw8 Document date: 2021_3_23
ID: 2bamqcw8
Snippet: OBJECTIVE: : To examine whether the 1(st) COVID-19 lockdown in Israel affected emergency psychiatric presentations in a general hospital. METHOD: : We studied files of patients who underwent psychiatric consultation in the emergency-room (ER) at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center during a lockdown imposed in 2020. Parallel data were obtained from 2017-2019, as control. RESULTS: : The number of psychiatric consultations dropped during the lockdown period; an increased relative number of compuls
Document: OBJECTIVE: : To examine whether the 1(st) COVID-19 lockdown in Israel affected emergency psychiatric presentations in a general hospital. METHOD: : We studied files of patients who underwent psychiatric consultation in the emergency-room (ER) at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center during a lockdown imposed in 2020. Parallel data were obtained from 2017-2019, as control. RESULTS: : The number of psychiatric consultations dropped during the lockdown period; an increased relative number of compulsory psychiatric hospitalizations was documented and a decreased rate of consented psychiatric hospitalizations. DISCUSSION: : Less psychiatric patients approached the ER during the lockdown period, pointing to an urgent need to facilitate access to psychiatric care in future times of crisis.
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