Psychiatric emergency care during Coronavirus 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic lockdown: results from a Department of Mental Health and Addiction of northern Italy

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 293; p. 113463
• Main Authors: Capuzzi, Enrico, Di Brita, Carmen, Caldiroli, Alice, Colmegna, Fabrizia, Nava, Roberto, Buoli, Massimiliano, Clerici, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Behavior, Addictive - epidemiology; Behavior, Addictive - psychology; Behavior, Addictive - therapy; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emergency Service, Hospital; Emergency Services, Psychiatric - methods; Female; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; lockdown; Male; Mental Health; Middle Aged; obsessive-compulsive disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - epidemiology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - therapy; pandemic; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology; psychiatric emergency; SARS-CoV-2; Italy; COVID-19; lockdown; psychiatric emergency; pandemic; obsessive-compulsive disorder

•The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing severe mental health problems.•We investigated the characteristics of emergency psychiatric consultations during the phase 1 of lockdown in a Department of Mental Health and Addiction located in Lombardy region, Italy, compared to similar period of 2019.•The...