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January 1, 2024Turkish Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychiatric Service Use Among Psychiatric Outpatients

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CKCengiz KılıçÖTÖzge TürkoğluKAKezban Burcu Avanoğlu

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Overview

Observational study finds differential service use across psychiatric outpatients during COVID-19, suggesting mental health response structures need adaptation for depression and anxiety.

Key Points

  • To compare changes in mental health status and psychiatric service utilization across four diagnostic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Assessed N=492 psychiatric outpatients who had pre-pandemic care at a university hospital via semi-structured telephone interviews during the pandemic.
  • Evaluated outcomes across four groups: schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, and anxiety/obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • Approximately 50% of outpatients reported needing contact with mental health services during the pandemic, and 50% of those in need actually utilized care.
  • Perceived need for contact was substantially lower in the schizophrenia spectrum group compared to other diagnostic cohorts.
  • Actual service utilization was disproportionately lower in the unipolar depression and anxiety/OCD cohorts relative to their expressed need.

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Kılıç et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a98c523ec0238014e9c8807https://doi.org/10.5080/u27455
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