Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid
Introduction Adolescent mental health problems may have increased after COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. Therefore it seems necessary to study the state of mental health inpatient adolescent units. Objectives Adolescent mental health problems may have increased after COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. The...
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| author | M. Taracena Cuerda M. Esperesate Pajares M. Feito Garcia C. Arranz Martin E. Sánchez Sampedro A.M. Jiménez Bidón R. Puente García C. Pastor Jordá |
| author_facet | M. Taracena Cuerda M. Esperesate Pajares M. Feito Garcia C. Arranz Martin E. Sánchez Sampedro A.M. Jiménez Bidón R. Puente García C. Pastor Jordá |
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Introduction
Adolescent mental health problems may have increased after COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. Therefore it seems necessary to study the state of mental health inpatient adolescent units.
Objectives
Adolescent mental health problems may have increased after COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. Therefore it seems necessary to study the state of mental health inpatient adolescent units.
Methods
An observational and descriptive analysis of the sample of patients between 12 and 17 years-old, that were admitted to the inpatient mental health unit since its opening on April 2021.
Results
A total of 205 patients were admitted from April 2021 until October 2021. We have observed sex diferences within patients admitted, as the 82.9% of them were female. The mean age was 14.7, being 14.6 for girls and 15.3 for boys. The most common reason for admission (RFA) were suicidal ideation/attempt, eating disorders, affective disorders, conduct disorders/challenging behaviors and psychosis. Suicidal ideation/attempt was the most common RFA (57.07%) in both sexes, being higher among females (60.3%) than males (42.9%). Eating disorders were the second most common RFA in girls (17.7%) while psychosis (17.1%) and mood disorders (17.1%) were the second most common RFA within boys.
Conclusions
Findings on how COVID-19 affected adolescents mental health are controversial in the literature, our data suggest that there is a need of developing quality studies that analyse how the pandemic might be influencing adolescents suicidal ideation/attempt and its protective and risk factors.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-80612ecc15bb49ab8ab6af944a2211472023-11-17T05:09:24ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S443S44310.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1125Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in MadridM. Taracena Cuerda0M. Esperesate Pajares1M. Feito Garcia2C. Arranz Martin3E. Sánchez Sampedro4A.M. Jiménez Bidón5R. Puente García6C. Pastor Jordá7Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainHospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainHospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainHospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainHospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainHospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainHospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainHospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain Introduction Adolescent mental health problems may have increased after COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. Therefore it seems necessary to study the state of mental health inpatient adolescent units. Objectives Adolescent mental health problems may have increased after COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. Therefore it seems necessary to study the state of mental health inpatient adolescent units. Methods An observational and descriptive analysis of the sample of patients between 12 and 17 years-old, that were admitted to the inpatient mental health unit since its opening on April 2021. Results A total of 205 patients were admitted from April 2021 until October 2021. We have observed sex diferences within patients admitted, as the 82.9% of them were female. The mean age was 14.7, being 14.6 for girls and 15.3 for boys. The most common reason for admission (RFA) were suicidal ideation/attempt, eating disorders, affective disorders, conduct disorders/challenging behaviors and psychosis. Suicidal ideation/attempt was the most common RFA (57.07%) in both sexes, being higher among females (60.3%) than males (42.9%). Eating disorders were the second most common RFA in girls (17.7%) while psychosis (17.1%) and mood disorders (17.1%) were the second most common RFA within boys. Conclusions Findings on how COVID-19 affected adolescents mental health are controversial in the literature, our data suggest that there is a need of developing quality studies that analyse how the pandemic might be influencing adolescents suicidal ideation/attempt and its protective and risk factors. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822011257/type/journal_articleAdolescentsinpatient unitsuicidal |
| spellingShingle | M. Taracena Cuerda M. Esperesate Pajares M. Feito Garcia C. Arranz Martin E. Sánchez Sampedro A.M. Jiménez Bidón R. Puente García C. Pastor Jordá Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid European Psychiatry Adolescents inpatient unit suicidal |
| title | Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid |
| title_full | Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid |
| title_fullStr | Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid |
| title_short | Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid |
| title_sort | descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in madrid |
| topic | Adolescents inpatient unit suicidal |
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