The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on psychiatric admissions: role of gender

Background The UK went into nationwide lockdown on 24 March 2020, in response to COVID-19. The direct psychiatric effects of this are relatively unknown. Aims We examined whether the first UK lockdown changed the demographics of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals (to include gender, legali...

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Main Authors: Monica Davies, Luke Hogarth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-07-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472421009273/type/journal_article