Comparison of Use of the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program and Patient Characteristics Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Yael Dvir; Clare Ryan; John H Straus; Barry Sarvet; Ireen Ahmed; Kathryn Gilstad-Hayden

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46618

Comparison of Use of the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program and Patient Characteristics Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2146618. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46618.

Authors

Yael Dvir¹, Clare Ryan², John H Straus³, Barry Sarvet⁴, Ireen Ahmed⁵, Kathryn Gilstad-Hayden⁶

Affiliations

¹ Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester.
² University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
³ Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program/Beacon Health Options, Boston.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts-Baystate, Springfield.
⁵ Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares the number of encounters at the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program, patient characteristics, and mental health diagnoses before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
COVID-19 / psychology*
Child
Child Psychiatry*
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Facilities and Services Utilization / statistics & numerical data*
Facilities and Services Utilization / trends
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Massachusetts
Mental Health Services*
Patients / psychology*
Patients / statistics & numerical data
Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data*
Referral and Consultation / trends
SARS-CoV-2
Young Adult