COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of individuals and families across the globe. For many, the impacts of this global pandemic have been insurmountable and have resulted in significant stressors. Although medical advances have allowed individuals to slowly begin to restore their sense of normalcy, COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented mental health impacts for many, especially children and adolescents. The present study examines whether stressors related to COVID-19 and whether subsequent quarantine/isolation were possible contributors to psychiatric crises that led to adolescent psychiatric inpatient admissions. Electronic medical records of those admitted to Strong Memorial Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit between March 13, 2020 and January 1, 2021 were reviewed. Admission and discharge notes were analyzed to determine the presence and context of keywords related to COVID-19. Approximately, 53% of all adolescent psychiatric crises that led to inpatient admission were related to COVID-19 stressors. Results of this study will be used to help understand the extraordinary mental health impacts of a global pandemic and will assist mental health service leaders to better plan for patient flow should there be another wave of quarantine/isolation. Additionally, these results can help inform and develop pandemic-related strategies and interventions that can reduce overall distress in children and adolescents.

COVID-19 扰乱了全球个人和家庭的生活。对许多人来说，这场全球大流行的影响是无法克服的，并导致了巨大的压力。尽管医学进步使个人能够慢慢开始恢复正常感，但 COVID-19 对许多人，尤其是儿童和青少年造成了前所未有的心理健康影响。本研究检查压力源是否与 COVID-19 相关，以及随后的隔离/隔离是否可能导致导致青少年精神科住院患者入院的精神科危机。审查了 2020 年 3 月 13 日至 2021 年 1 月 1 日期间在斯特朗纪念医院儿童和青少年住院部收治的患者的电子病历。分析入院和出院记录以确定与 COVID-19 相关的关键字的存在和上下文。在导致住院的所有青少年精神危机中，大约 53% 与 COVID-19 压力源有关。这项研究的结果将用于帮助了解全球大流行对心理健康的非凡影响，并将帮助心理健康服务领导者更好地规划患者流动，以应对另一波隔离/隔离浪潮。此外，这些结果可以帮助告知和制定与流行病相关的战略和干预措施，以减少儿童和青少年的整体痛苦。这项研究的结果将用于帮助了解全球大流行对心理健康的非凡影响，并将帮助心理健康服务领导者更好地规划患者流动，以应对另一波隔离/隔离浪潮。此外，这些结果可以帮助告知和制定与流行病相关的战略和干预措施，以减少儿童和青少年的整体痛苦。这项研究的结果将用于帮助了解全球大流行对心理健康的非凡影响，并将帮助心理健康服务领导者更好地规划患者流动，以应对另一波隔离/隔离浪潮。此外，这些结果可以帮助告知和制定与流行病相关的战略和干预措施，以减少儿童和青少年的整体痛苦。