INFORMACIONES PSIQUIÁTRICAS 251

28 Informaciones Psiquiátricas 2023 - n.º 251 Resumen Como describen Yao & Chen (2020), las personas con trastorno mental son más sus- ceptibles a factores estresantes externos. Sobre esta premisa, nos planteamos como hipótesis que el estado de alarma había re- percutido en el número y características de las visitas psiquiátricas en el Servicio de Ur- gencias. El objetivo general del estudio fue descri- bir los motivos de consulta relacionados con COVID-19 en urgencias del Hospital Sagrat Cor de Martorell durante el primer estado de alarma (del 14/03/2020 al 21/06/2020). Para ello, se realizó un estudio observacio- nal, descriptivo y transversal a partir de los datos de los informes de visitas a urgencias durante el primer confinamiento decretado en España. Seleccionamos como muestra 121 visitas relacionadas con COVID-19. El mayor porcen- taje de las visitas fue durante la segunda mitad del estado de alarma, a pesar de que durante este periodo se realizaron menos in- gresos en valores porcentuales. Como principal conclusión, destacaríamos la mayor proporción de ingresos psiquiátri- cos durante el primer periodo del estado de alarma, a pesar de que a medida que transcu- rre el tiempo de confinamiento se incremen- ta el número de visitas en urgencias. Palabras clave: Psiquiatría, urgencias, CO- VID-19, confinamiento, pandemia Abstract As Yao & Chen (2020) describe, people with mental disorders are more susceptible to external stressors. Based on this premise, we hypothesized that the state of emergency had an impact on the number and characte- ristics of psychiatric visits in the Emergency Department. The general objective of the study was to describe the reasons for consultation related to COVID-19 in the emergency room of the Hospi- tal Sagrat Cor de Martorell during the first state of alarm (from 03/14/2020 to 06/21/2020). An observational, descriptive and cross- sectional study was carried out based on the data from the reports of visits to the emergency room during the first confinement decreed in Spain. Qualitative data on the content of the visit, diagnosis and need for admission were collected. We selected as a sample 121 visits related to COVID-19. The highest percentage of visits was during the second half of the state of alarm, despite the fact that fewer admissions were made in percentage terms during this period. As the main conclusion, we would highlight the higher proportion of psychiatric admis- sions during the first period of the state of alarm, despite the fact that as the time of confinement elapses, the number of visits to the emergency room increases. Keywords: Psychiatry, emergency, COVID-19, lockdown, pandemic Diego Paiva-Pajares / Alba Martinez-Muelas / Teresa Baena / Juan Gomez / Claudia B Avella-Garcia / Daniel Gutiérrez / Manel Sánchez