Open AccessPsychiatric hospitalization during the two SARS-CoV-2 pandemic waves: New warnings for acute psychotic episodes and suicidal behaviors
Author(s) -
Fabio Panariello,
Sara Longobardi,
Lorenzo Cellini,
Diana De Ronchi,
Anna Rita Atti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3206
DOI - 10.5498/wjp.v11.i11.1095
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , psychiatry , psychopathology , mental health , observational study , retrospective cohort study , covid-19 , emergency medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The subsequent waves of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic have represented a dramatic health emergency characterized by significant consequences on mental health. Diachronic variations in the incidence rates of acute relapse of psychiatric disorders may represent significant "sentinel events" for assessing the mental health response to an unprecedented stressful event.