Emergency department mental health presentations before and during the COVID-19 outbreak in Western Australia.

CONCLUSION: A rise in local COVID-19 cases was associated with a decrease in mental health presentations to EDs. This has important implications for the planning and provision of healthcare services in the current pandemic. PMID: 32961096 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32961096?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - September 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dragovic M, Pascu V, Hall T, Ingram J, Waters F Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research