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Descriptive analysis of patients admitted to a new adolescent inpatient unit in Madrid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Taracena Cuerda ,
M. Esperesate Pajares ,
M. Feito Garcia ,
C. Arranz Martin ,
E. Sánchez Sampedro ,
A.M. Jiménez Bidón ,
R. Puente García  and
C. Pastor Jordá
M. Taracena Cuerda*
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
M. Esperesate Pajares
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
M. Feito Garcia
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
C. Arranz Martin
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
E. Sánchez Sampedro
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
A.M. Jiménez Bidón
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
R. Puente García
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
C. Pastor Jordá
Affiliation:
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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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.

Keywords

Adolescentsinpatient unitsuicidal
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S443
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