David Moreno-Martos, Jing Zhao, Huiqi Li, Fredrik Nyberg, Ludvig Daae Bjørndal, Mohammadhossein Hajiebrahimi, Björn Wettermark, Mia Aakjær, Morten Andersen, Maurizio Sessa, Angela Lupattelli, Hedvig Nordeng, Daniel R Morales
AIMS: Norway and Sweden had different early pandemic responses that may have impacted mental health management. The aim was to assess the impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on mental health-related care. METHODS: We used national registries in Norway and Sweden (1 January 2018-31 December 2020) to define 2 cohorts: (i) general adult population; and (ii) mental health adult population. Interrupted times series regression analyses evaluated step and slope changes compared to prepandemic levels for monthly rates of medications (antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, hypnotics/sedatives, lithium, opioid analgesics, psychostimulants), hospitalizations (for anxiety, bipolar, depressive/mood, eating and schizophrenia/delusional disorders) and specialist outpatient visits...
March 31, 2024: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology