Table 3.

Analyses on 384 patients evaluated for suicide attempt in ED between January 2018 and December 2021. Continuous variables are presented as mean (standard deviation) and categorical variables as percentage (number). Comparisons are made with t-test for continuous variable and chi-square for categorical variables.

	Pre-Pandemic N = 136	During Pandemic N = 248	Total N = 384	Statistic	p-Value
Age	16 (1.58)	15.7 (1.42)	15.8 (1.48)	1.796	0.073
Female sex	85.3% (116)	83.5% (207)	84.1% (323)	0.219	0.640
Anamnesis of at least one previous psychiatric evaluation in ED for any reason	50.0% (68)	46.8% (116)	47.9% (184)	0.366	0.545
Number of previous psychiatric evaluation in ED for any reason	1.81 (4.65)	1.19 (3.23)	1.41 (3.81)	1.379	0.169
Methods of SA
Cutting, ICD-10 X78	6.62% (9)	6.85% (17)	6.77% (26)	0.008	0.929
Precipitation, ICD-10 X80	22.8% (31)	12.9% (32)	16.4% (63)	6.265	0.012
Self-poisoning, ICD-10 X60-69	57.4% (78)	68.9% (171)	64.8% (249)	5.183	0.023
Suffocation, ICD-10 X70-71	10.3% (14)	8.47% (21)	9.11% (35)	0.354	0.552
Vehicle accident, ICD-10 X81	2.94% (4)	1.61% (4)	2.08% (8)	0.760	0.383
Psychiatric diagnosis at admission
Any mood disorder diagnosis	65.4% (89)	83.1% (206)	76.8% (295)	15.321	<0.001
Bipolar and related disorders	3.68% (5)	4.03% (10)	3.91% (15)	0.030	0.863
Major depressive episode	41.2% (56)	63.7% (158)	55.7% (214)	18.076	<0.001
Mood disorder not otherwise specified	20.6% (28)	15.3% (38)	17.2% (66)	1.711	0.191
Psychosis not otherwise specified	6.62% (9)	2.82% (7)	4.17% (16)	3.168	0.075
Post-traumatic stress disorder	10.3% (14)	4.84% (12)	6.77% (26)	4.141	0.055
Anxiety disorder	0.735% (1)	2.02% (5)	1.56% (6)	0.937	0.333
Oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder	10.3% (14)	3.63% (9)	5.99% (23)	6.929	0.008
Eating disorder	3.68% (5)	1.61% (4)	2.34% (9)	1.634	0.289
Presence of at least one comorbid neurodevelopmental disorder	14.7% (20)	4.44% (11)	8.07% (31)	12.484	0.001