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Gimenez-Palomo, AnnaAuthorFico, GiovannaAuthorBorras, RogerAuthorSague-Vilavella, MariaAuthorGomez-Ramiro, MartaAuthorFortea AAuthorFortea LAuthorVieta, EduardCorresponding Author

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July 17, 2024
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Increasing prevalence of self-harm, suicidal behavior and suicidal ideation throughout a three-year period in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Publicated to: Psychiatry Research. 339 116015- - 2024-09-01 339(), DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116015

Authors:

Giménez-Palomo, A; Fico, G; Borrás, R; Sagué-Vilavella, M; Gómez-Ramiro, M; Fortea, A; Fortea, L; Vázquez, M; Vieta, E
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Affiliations

Galicia Hlth Res Inst IISGS, Translat Neurosci Res Grp, Vigo, Spain - Author
Hosp Alvaro Cunqueiro, Dept Psychiat, Serv Galego Saude SERGAS, Vigo, Spain - Author
Hosp Clin Barcelona, Bipolar & Depress Disorders Unit, C Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain - Author
Hosp Clin Barcelona, Psychiat & Psychol Serv, C Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain - Author
Inst Invest Biomed August Pi i Sunyer IDIBAPS, C Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain - Author
Inst Neurosci UBNeuro, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona UB, Dept Med, Fac Med & Ciencies Salut, C Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036, Spain - Author
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on mental health both in the general population and in individuals with preexisting mental disorders. Lockdown, social restrictions, changes in daily habits and limited access to health services led to changes in consultations in mental health services. This study aimed to determine changing trends in psychiatric admissions by the inclusion of adult patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) of Hospital Clinic of Barcelona between 2019 and 2021. Acute admissions, social issues and psychiatric diagnoses were compared between years, seasons and considering the interaction between both years and seasons. A total of 13,677 individuals were included in the analysis. An overall reduction in consultations to the ED and a higher proportion of acute admissions was observed in 2020 in context of the COVID-19 outbreak. Increased prevalence of sleeping disorders and substance use disorders was found in 2020. Self-harming behavior, suicidal thoughts and suicidal behavior showed an increasing tendency over time, with their highest rates in 2021. Prevention and management strategies should be considered in order to address increasing needs in mental health care.
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Keywords

AdolescentAdultAgedArticleAutomutilationBipolar disorderComorbidityConsultationCoronavirus disease 2019Covid-1Covid-19Cross-sectional studyDelusionDisordersDrug dependenceEmergency departmentEmergency service, hospitalEmergency wardEpidemiologyFemaleHospital emergency serviceHumanHumansIcd-10ImpactMajor depressionMaleMental diseaseMental disordersMiddle agedMood disorderPandemicPandemicsPrevalencePsychologyPsychosisRateRetrospective studySars-cov-2SchizophreniaSelf -harming behaviorSelf-harming behaviorSelf-injurious behaviorSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SpainSubstance use disordersSubstance-related disordersSuicidal behaviorSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsSuicide attemptSuicide, attemptedYoung adult

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Psychiatry Research due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 55/288, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Psychiatry.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-02-02:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1
  • Europe PMC: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-02-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 46.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 34 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Giménez Palomo, Anna) and Last Author (Vieta Pascual, Eduard).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Vieta Pascual, Eduard.

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Awards linked to the item

This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities integrated into the I + D + I National Plan and co-financed by ISCIII-Subdireccion General de Evaluacion and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FED) and FIS grants (PI15/00283 and PI18/00805 to EV). AGP receives support from an educational grant from Spanish Ministry of Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CM21/00094) and by the European Social Fund Plus (FSE +).
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