["Is there a Link Between Heat Waves and Mental Health Emergencies in the Emergency Department?"].

Objective: There is evidence suggesting that climate change, coupled with an increase in the frequency and severity of heatwaves, affects mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate potential associations between high temperature and the utilization of an emergency department (ED) by individuals with psychiatric disorders.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all psychiatric emergency patients from 2015 to 2022 (N=15478) was conducted and compared with local temperature data.

[Impact of the 2020 lockdown on prehospital psychiatric emergencies in a large city].

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represented a serious challenge for healthcare systems worldwide. Special psychiatric patients represent a vulnerable group and are particularly affected by lockdown interventions. Knowledge on the possible effects for this group of patients in an emergency physician setting is low.

The significance of nonurgent psychiatric emergencies in an ED: a retrospective study.

Background: In emergency departments, patients with mental health conditions are a major concern and make up the third or fourth of the most common diagnosis seen during all consultations. Over the past two decades, there has been a noticeable rise in the number of cases, particularly due to an increase in nonurgent visits for somatic medical issues. The significance of nonurgent visits for psychiatric patients is yet to be determined.

Factors predicting admission of psychiatric emergency contacts after presenting to the emergency department: results of a regression analysis.

Background: Psychiatric emergency patients have great relevance in the interdisciplinary emergency department. Emergency physicians in this setting often have to make decisions under time pressure based on incomplete information regarding the patient's further treatment. The aim of this study was to identify possible predictors associated with an increased likelihood of inpatient psychiatric admission.

[What Influence did the Lockdown 2020 have on the Use of a Central Emergency Room by Psychiatric Emergency Patients].

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.

[Analysis of the psychiatric emergency inpatients in an ER setting at a general hospital].

Objectives: Evaluation of psychiatric emergency contacts in an interdisciplinary emergency room.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective examination of all psychiatric consultations of 2015.

Results: The three most common emergency syndromes could be assigned in descending order to the F1 (32.

[Characterization of Ambulant Emergency Contacts in an Emergency Room at a General Hospital].

Objective: Scientific interest in emergency psychiatric patients has increased significantly over the last two decades. Nevertheless, current knowledge of this group of patients in the setting of an interdisciplinary emergency department is surprisingly low.

Methods: A retrospective examination of all ambulatory psychiatric emergency contacts in the emergency room of a regional hospital in 2015 took place.