Trajectories of children and adolescents attending a psychiatric emergency unit during the COVID-19 confinements: 2020-2022 longitudinal study.

Introduction: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders has not shifted widely through the COVID pandemic, except for some specific groups such as young people or women. Our objective is to examine prospectively the evolution of children and adolescents who consulted in a psychiatric emergency service during the COVID-19 confinements.

Method: We collected prospective clinical information about 296 young people under 18 who visited a tertiary hospital for psychiatric reasons during the confinement periods in Spain.

Emergency care carried out during the pandemic due to substance abuse in a Spanish province.

Introduction: During periods of isolation, people with substance use disorders may reduce tension, stress, uncertainty and possible distress by increasing the use of substances or practices that they have abused. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on emergency care and continuity of care for patients with substance use disorders.

Method: Study carried out in the only psychiatric emergency service in the province at the Hospital Universitario Santa María de Lérida, which cares for 431,183 people.