The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on admissions to an adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit

Thomas Klug, Sarah Latowicz, Stanley Innes, Paul RobertsonMindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, University of Melbourne, Peter BrannMonash Health Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on July 03, 2026

Abstract

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ObjectiveTo examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent psychiatric inpatient admissions by comparing sociodemographic, diagnostic, and clinical characteristics before and during the pandemic.MethodsA Melbourne adolescent psychiatric ...