Has Anything Changed in the Frequency of Emergency Department Visits and the Profile of the Adolescent Seeking Emergency Mental Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• Main Authors: Valentina Ferro (Author), Roberto Averna (Author), Manuel Murciano (Author), Umberto Raucci (Author), Sebastian Cristaldi (Author), Anna Maria Caterina Musolino (Author), Maria Pontillo (Author), Nicoletta Della Vecchia (Author), Milena Labonia (Author), Mara Pisani (Author), Maria Laura Pucciarini (Author), Raffaella Nacca (Author), Antonino Reale (Author), Stefano Vicari (Author), Alberto Villani (Author), Massimiliano Raponi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We described changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the frequency of Emergency Department (ED) visits for mental health disorders (MHDs) in adolescents on a wider temporal range-that is, not just "the waves" of the pandemic-and characterized the profile of the adolescent seeking emerge...