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"Drouin O" Authored Publications:

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1 Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours in youth: Findings from a novel intervention for children at risk of cardiovascular disease Ybarra M; Danieles PK; Barnett TA; Mathieu MÈ; Van Hulst A; Drouin O; Kakinami L; Bigras JL; Henderson M; 34992701
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2 Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits in Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentric Retrospective Study Chadi N; Spinoso-Di Piano C; Osmanlliu E; Gravel J; Drouin O; 34462192
MATHSTATS
3 Personal Social Networks and Adiposity in Adolescents: A Feasibility Study Ybarra M; Barnett TA; Yu J; Van Hulst A; Drouin O; Kakinami L; Saint-Charles J; Henderson M; 34264758
MATHSTATS
4 Determinants of attrition in a pediatric healthy lifestyle intervention: The CIRCUIT program experience Danieles PK; Ybarra M; Van Hulst A; Barnett TA; Mathieu MÈ; Kakinami L; Drouin O; Bigras JL; Henderson M; 33608233
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Title:Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits in Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentric Retrospective Study
Authors:Chadi NSpinoso-Di Piano COsmanlliu EGravel JDrouin O
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34462192/
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.07.036
Publication:The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Keywords:AdolescentCOVID-19Eating DisorderEmergency departmentHospitalizationMental HealthSuicidality
PMID:34462192 Category: Date Added:2021-08-31
Dept Affiliation: MATHSTATS
1 Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
2 Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Concordia University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
3 Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
4 Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
5 Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: o.drouin@umontreal.ca.

Description:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare pre/post-COVID-19 changes in mental health-related emergency department visits among adolescents.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of all mental health-related emergency department visits in two large tertiary pediatric hospital centers between January 2018 and December 2020. We described monthly pre/post-COVID-19 changes in frequency and proportion of mental health visits as well as changes in hospitalization rates for eating disorders, suicidality, substance use, and other mental health conditions.

Results: We found an increase in the proportion of mental health-related emergency department visits during the months of July-December 2020 (p < .01). There was a 62% increase in eating disorder visits between 2018-2019 and 2020 (p < .01). No pre pandemic/postpandemic changes were found in the proportion of visits resulting in hospitalization for any of the four diagnostic categories.

Conclusions: Our study suggests significant impacts of COVID-19 on adolescent mental health and a need for further longitudinal research work in this area.





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