Table 2 Frequency of different diagnoses clusters of 25 + year-old patients admitted to psychiatric wards during the pre- and the COVID-19 period
Diagnosis, n (column %) | Pre-COVID-19 period (n = 1845) | COVID-19 period (n = 1278) | P value* | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions (F00-F09) | 76 (4.1) | 68 (5.3) | 1.0 | < 0.001b |
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol (F10) | 258 (14) | 76 (5.9) | < 0.001 | |
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other psychoactive substances (F11-19) | 101 (5.5) | 49 (3.8) | 1.0 | |
Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-29) | 528 (28.6) | 454 (35.5) | 0.075 | |
Bipolar disorder (F30-31) | 313 (17) | 228 (17.8) | 1.0 | |
Depressive disorder (F32-34) | 307 (16.6) | 260 (20.3) | 0.016 | |
Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (F40-48) | 65 (3.5) | 35 (2.7) | 1.0 | |
Disorders of adult personality and behaviour (F60-69) | 105 (5.7) | 53 (4.1) | 0.379 | |
Intellectual disabilities (F70-79) | 72 (3.9) | 22 (1.7) | 0.274 | |
Others | 20 (1.1) | 33 (2.6) | 0.032 |