The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Socioeconomic Deprivation on Admissions to the Emergency Department for Psychiatric Illness: An Observational Study in a Province of Southern Italy
The restriction measures adopted to limit population movement in order to contain the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a global public health system crisis. This retrospective study aimed at identifying changes in psychiatric admissions to Accident and Emergency Departments (A&Es) in a province...
Main Authors: | Massimo Giotta, Francesco Addabbo, Antonia Mincuzzi, Nicola Bartolomeo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/4/943 |
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