[What Influence did the Lockdown 2020 have on the Use of a Central Emergency Room by Psychiatric Emergency Patients]. / Welchen Einfluss hatte der Lockdown 2020 auf die Inanspruchnahme einer zentralen Notaufnahme durch psychiatrische Notfallpatienten.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The current coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19 disease) poses major challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. The aim of this work was to identify the impact on psychiatric emergency presentations in an ED during the implemented lockdown. METHODS: A retrospective survey of all psychiatric emergency presentations in the ED during the lockdown was conducted. The same period in 2019 served as the reference year. RESULTS: There was a decrease in psychiatric patients. Changes were observed in the age and diagnoses. CONCLUSION: Some clear effects of the lockdown on psychiatric emergencies in an ED setting can be described. However, the changes were smaller than in other countries with other health care systems.