Patterns of new psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic PLOSMedicine helsinkiuni UniTurku THLorg diagnosis COVID19 covid coronavirus mentalhealth health apndemic
By Suchandrima BhowmikMar 1 2023Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. The observed data were then compared to the predictions of the pre-pandemic data of January 2017.
Furthermore, only a few studies reported how different diagnostic groups used services. The number of patients, visits, and referrals using services helps to understand their demand but does not indicate the number of children and adolescents using it for the first time. Finally, the data on the new diagnoses in psychiatric services during the pandemic was limited.
Data were obtained from Statistics Finland to identify the annual population stratified by sociodemographic characteristics. New monthly diagnoses were identified using The Care Register for Health Care. The main outcome involved new monthly diagnoses of primary secondary neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders carried out through specialist services between January 2017 and September 2021.
The observed diagnoses were reported to be lower than the predicted for depression, substance use, and anxiety disorders from March to May 2020. After that, an increase in the observed diagnoses was reported for anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders. The increase in depression, anxiety, and eating disorders peaked in September 2020, while neurodevelopmental disorders peaked in December 2020.
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