Patterns of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Admissions Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Take Home Messages from a Clinical Population
: Child psychiatry diagnosis rates were found to change significantly during the initial phase of the pandemic period. Among the referrals, ASD, OCD, Tic disorder, ID, ADHD, and depression admissions were significantly higher. The rate of pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly ASD, increased during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- İbrahim Adak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9057-9017)
- Gülser Taylan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1859-9176)
- Gülhan Örekici Temel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2835-6979)
- Oğuz Bilal Karakuş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6623-7375)
- Şükrücan Kocabaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3145-4322)
- Ozalp Ekıncı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-8944)
- İpek Süzer Gamlı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-0157)
- Çağla Boztepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3716-8644)
- Zeynep Ece Toksoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5056-2615)
- Sevcan Karakoc
Institutions
- Doğuş University (TR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital (TR)
- Uni Research (Norway) (NO)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Mersin Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5152/pcp.2024.23811
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85