Impact of COVID-19 on medical utilization for psychiatric conditions in Japan

Kazuhiro Abe, Kouta Suzuki, Atsushi Miyawaki and Ichiro Kawachi

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 367, issue C

Abstract: During COVID-19, Japan experienced an increase in suicides, in contrast to many other countries. We sought to examine whether access to outpatient and inpatient care for psychiatric conditions was maintained in Japan during the pandemic.

Keywords: Psychiatry; Hospitalization; Outpatients; COVID-19; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117763

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