Children and young people’s consultation rates for psychosocial problems between 2016 and 2021 in the Netherlands ...

Worldwide, there are concerns about declining mental health of children and young people (CYP). To examine trends in GP consultation rates for psychosocial problems and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We performed a population-based cohort study using electronic GP records of CYP (0–24 years) living in the Rotterdam metropolitan area between 2016 and 2021. We calculated monthly consultation rates for psychosocial problems, stratified by age group and sex. We used negative binomial models to model the pre-COVID-19 trend, and estimate expected rates post-COVID-19 onset. We modelled the effe... Mehr ...