Key Points

Indicators of emergency room visits from the Oscour® network and SOS Médecins associations:

• Among adults, visits to emergency departments for mental health issues remain within the usual expected range;

• Among children, emergency room visits for mental health issues—which were higher than expected in 2021—have not shown any unusual trends over the past two months;

• Emergency room visits for suicidal ideation among those aged 11 and older have remained higher than expected since early 2021 and primarily involve children aged 11 to 17.

• Other indicators (Oscour® or SOS Médecins) show no notable changes.

Indicators from the CoviPrev survey:

The latest waves of the COVIPREV survey (waves 31–32) show no significant changes in the monitored indicators. In wave 32 (February 8–15, 2022):

• nearly 70% of respondents reported sleep problems over the past 8 days (+21 percentage points compared to pre-pandemic levels);

• 18% reported having anxiety disorders (+4 points compared to pre-pandemic levels);

• 15% reported depressive symptoms (+5 percentage points compared to pre-pandemic levels);

• 7% of respondents reported having had suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months (+2 percentage points compared to pre-pandemic levels);

• 82% report being satisfied with their current life (-3 points compared to pre-pandemic levels).

For more information:

• Mental Health: View epidemiological data for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

• Mental health: view epidemiological data for all regions

• Mental health: view national epidemiological data

• Visit our page on the CoviPrev survey, which tracks changes in behavior and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

• Visit our "Mental Health and Covid-19" page

• View our thematic dossier on Mental Health