Adolescent US Poison Center Exposure Calls During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wang, George Sam; Leonard, Jan; Cornell, Anastasia; Hoyte, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.07.014

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“…A large share of OTC medication in DSPs among adolescents has been shown before [ 6 , 7 , 9 , 11 , 15 , 19 ]. Such drugs are easily accessible and are often available at home for general use.…”

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“…Despite the unclear picture of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health, a limited number of studies have shown a relation between the COVID-19 pandemic and increases in adolescent DSP rate. A recent study by Wang et al., in which prepandemic adolescent exposure calls received by US poison centers were compared with those of the first 1.5 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, showed a considerable increase in the proportion of intentional exposures with a suicide intent [ 19 ]. Moreover, there was an increase in the proportion of adolescents requiring hospital admission and in the proportion of moderate/major clinical effects and mortality.…”

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“…Only a few reports have been published studying the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on DSP rate among adolescents. In the United States, data from the Poisons Control Centers' National Poison Data System showed an increase in the proportion of adolescent intentional exposures with a suicide intent during the first 1.5 year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the prepandemic period, with a higher proportion of patients with moderate/major clinical effects and deaths [ 19 ]. The data of the French National Database of Poisonings showed a strong increase in DSPs among 12–24-year-olds starting halfway through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among females, although no distinction was made between adolescents and young adults [ 20 ].…”

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Significant Increase in Deliberate Self-Poisonings Among Adolescents During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Thoonen

Hunault

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Significant Increase in Deliberate Self-Poisonings Among Adolescents During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Hunault

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…This evidence underscores the vulnerability of adolescents during confinement and exclusionary situations, as well as the psychological adaptation challenges they face during these times [11,19,26]. A study conducted in the United States revealed that in the months following the pandemic, there was a substantial increase in calls to poison control centers due to suicidal intentions in adolescents, resulting in a 44% increase in fatalities [45]. Another study carried out in Korea reported a 2.2% increase in suicide attempts among adolescents.…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Harm Attempts Observed in a Hospital Emergency Department

Fernández-Martínez,

Barros-Martínez,

Martínez-Fernández

et al. 2024

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Suicide is a significant public health concern, with one million lives lost to it every year. Suicidal ideation and attempts are markers of high risk. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative psychological impact on the population. This study aims to describe and analyze the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of patients who have received medical attention for self-harm attempts in a hospital emergency department, comparing the period before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a descriptive, retrospective study that collected data from medical records of patients who received care for self-harm attempts in the emergency department. The data included cases from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. In total, 529 cases of self-harm attempts were identified, of which 62.8% were female. The number of post-pandemic self-harm attempts significantly increased compared to the period before the pandemic. The most used method for self-harm was medication ingestion. This study revealed that over one-third of the participants had previously attempted suicide. Most self-harm attempts were made by women in the 10–20 or 41–50 age groups, with a history of psychiatric illness and multiple medications. The study results also highlighted an increase in self-harm attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence have significant short‐ and long‐term impacts on academic, occupational, personal, family, and psychosocial functioning (e.g., Ogundele, 2018) and cause economic burdens due to direct health expenditures and loss of productivity and well‐being (Doran & Kinchin, 2019). The growing global youth mental health crisis has worsened since the COVID‐19 pandemic (Meherali et al., 2021), and there has been a corresponding increase in mental health hospital admissions (Feldman et al., 2023; Wang et al., 2022) and demand for crisis support (Batchelor et al., 2021; Runkle et al., 2023).…”

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Therapeutic crisis intervention for families: an investigation of caregiver perceptions and experiences

George,

Catchpole,

Skinner

et al. 2024

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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The Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCI‐F) program aims to equip caregivers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deal with crisis situations involving their children. Despite the program's global dissemination, its influence on predictors of intervention uptake and caregiver experience is not understood. We therefore sought to investigate the changes in determinants of implementation behaviour from pre‐ to post‐TCI‐F. These include knowledge, confidence, and intention to implement new strategies, beliefs about consequences that implementation would be beneficial, beliefs that change was part of one's social role, and a sense of having sufficient resources and support. In addition, we sought to understand the experiences of program participation. Caregivers who participated in TCI‐F were invited to complete questionnaires about determinants of implementation behaviour before and after the program. They were also invited to complete a questionnaire about their experiences attending TCI‐F. One hundred fifty‐five participants completed questionnaires. Significant improvements were found in all determinants of implementation behaviour. Caregivers reported improved knowledge about program strategies, a belief that this was part of their role, confidence and capability in managing crises, beliefs that implementation will be beneficial, intentions to implement learned strategies, and a sense of being provided with sufficient resources and support. Additionally, participants reported high levels of satisfaction, hope for the future, improved coping, and overall well‐being following the program. Qualitative responses supported these findings and revealed that many participants expressed a wish that the program was available sooner and that additional maintenance support was available. Findings support the use of TCI‐F and indicate that this is a promising intervention for caregivers who are struggling to cope with the crisis behaviours of their children. As this is the first published empirical investigation of TCI‐F, avenues for further research are identified.

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Adolescent US Poison Center Exposure Calls During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 7 publications

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Significant Increase in Deliberate Self-Poisonings Among Adolescents During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Significant Increase in Deliberate Self-Poisonings Among Adolescents During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Harm Attempts Observed in a Hospital Emergency Department

Therapeutic crisis intervention for families: an investigation of caregiver perceptions and experiences

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