Diane Wilson
Interdisciplinary collaboration: Data scientists and radiologists
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
compare psychiatric emergencies selfharm emergency departments eds 1 year pandemic early pandemic prepandemic examine changes characteristics selfharm presentations retrospective cohort study expanded pandemicrelated emergency psychiatric presentations prepkids study routine record data march april 2019 2020 2021 62 eds 25 countries included ed presentations made children adolescents mental health reasons analyzed altogether 8174 psychiatric presentations recorded 635 female mean sd age 143 26 years 3742 selfharm presentations rate psychiatric ed presentations march april 2021 twice high march april 2020 incidence rate ratio irr 193 95 ci 160233 50 higher march april 2019 irr 151 95 ci 125181 rate selfharm presentations doubled march april 2020 march april 2021 irr 198 95 ci 168234 overall 17 times higher march april 2019 irr 170 95 ci 144200 comparing selfharm characteristics march april 2021 march april 2019 selfharm contributed higher proportion psychiatric presentations odds ratio 130 95 ci 105162 whereas female representation selfharm presentations doubled 198 95 ci 145272 followup appointments offered 4 times often 446 95 ci 232858 increased pediatric ed visits selfharm psychiatric reasons observed suggesting potential deterioration child mental health selfharm girls possibly increased needs prioritized clinical services continue using followup appointments support discharge eds one authors paper selfidentifies member one historically underrepresented racial andor ethnic groups science actively worked promote inclusion historically underrepresented racial andor ethnic groups science author group citing references scientifically relevant work also actively worked promote inclusion historically underrepresented racial andor ethnic groups science reference list author list paper includes contributors location andor community research conducted participated data collection design analysis andor interpretation work