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Acute mental health service use following onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a trend analysis

Natasha R. Saunders, Alene Toulany, Bhumika Deb, Rachel Strauss, Simone N. Vigod, Astrid Guttmann, Maria Chiu, Anjie Huang, Kinwah Fung, Simon Chen and Paul Kurdyak
November 16, 2021 9 (4) E988-E997; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210100
Natasha R. Saunders
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Alene Toulany
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Bhumika Deb
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Rachel Strauss
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Simone N. Vigod
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Astrid Guttmann
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Maria Chiu
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Anjie Huang
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Kinwah Fung
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Simon Chen
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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Paul Kurdyak
Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 9 no. 4 E988-E997
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https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210100
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34785528
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  • Published online November 16, 2021.
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  1. Natasha R. Saunders, MD,
  2. Alene Toulany, MD,
  3. Bhumika Deb, MPH,
  4. Rachel Strauss, MPH,
  5. Simone N. Vigod, MD,
  6. Astrid Guttmann, MDCM,
  7. Maria Chiu, PhD,
  8. Anjie Huang, MSc,
  9. Kinwah Fung, MSc,
  10. Simon Chen, MPH,
  11. Paul Kurdyak, MD
  1. Department of Paediatrics (Saunders, Toulany, Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; The Hospital for Sick Children (Toulany), Toronto, Ont.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences (Saunders, Toulany), SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; ICES (Saunders, Deb, Strauss, Vigod, Guttmann, Chiu, Huang, Fung, Chen), Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Vigod, Chiu, Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Guttmann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Women’s College Hospital and Women’s College Research Institute (Vigod, Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Psychiatry (Vigod, Kurdyak), Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak), Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Natasha Saunders, Natasha.saunders{at}sickkids.ca
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Natasha R. Saunders, Alene Toulany, Bhumika Deb, Rachel Strauss, Simone N. Vigod, Astrid Guttmann, Maria Chiu, Anjie Huang, Kinwah Fung, Simon Chen, Paul Kurdyak
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