Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits and Access to Inpatient Care: A Crisis Worsened by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gretchen J. Cutler*, Kelly R. Bergmann, Stephanie K. Doupnik, Jennifer A. Hoffmann, Mark I. Neuman, Jonathan Rodean, Alicia L. Zagel, Bonnie T. Zima

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15 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)889-891
Number of pages3
JournalAcademic Pediatrics
Volume22
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2022

Funding

Dr. Doupnik was supported by grant K23MH115162 from the National Institute of Mental Health . Dr. Hoffmann was supported by grant 5K12HS026385-03 from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality . Sponsors had no role in study design, data collection, analysis or interpretation, writing of the report, or decision to submit the report for publication.

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • adolescent
  • child
  • emergency service
  • hospital
  • mental disorders
  • mental health services
  • psychiatric
  • self-injurious behavior
  • suicide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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