Help Seeking of Highly Specialized Mental Health Treatment before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Professionals
Braquehais, María Dolores (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
Gómez Durán, Esperanza L (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
Nieva, Gemma (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
Valero, Sergi (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya)
Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina)
Bruguera, Eugeni (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)

Data:	2022
Resum:	(1) Background: Ongoing specialized programs for health professionals (HPs) adapted their treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of medical e-records of HPs with mental disorders working in Catalonia that were consecutively admitted to the Galatea Care Program Clinical Unit. The sample (N = 1461) was divided into two periods: 21. 5 months before (n = 637) and after (n = 824) 14 March 2020. (3) Results: There was a significant increase (29. 4%) in the number of referrals to the specialized Clinical Unit during the pandemic, especially with respect to physicians compared to nurses. The percentage of HP women at admission and the clinical severity of the first treatment episode remained without changes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The most prevalent main diagnoses also remained similar: adjustment disorders (41. 5%), mood disorders (24. 9%), anxiety disorders (14. 4%), and substance use disorders (11. 8%). (4) Conclusions: HPs, particularly physicians, more frequently sought voluntary help from specialized mental health programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies are needed to analyze the reasons behind this finding and the evolution of referrals to these types of programs after the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	COVID-19 ; Health professionals ; Mental health ; Treatment services ; Mental health programs ; Mental disorders ; Substance use disorders
Publicat a:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 19 (march 2022) , ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063665
PMID: 35329351

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