Key Points

Emergency room visits in the OSCOUR® network

• Mental health issues, adults: 6,981 visits in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes among adults in July, 6,361 visits in August 2021, stable compared to the previous two months* (+0%)

• Psychological disorders, children: 429 visits among children (<18 years old) in July, 363 visits in August 2021, a decrease* (-43%)

• Suicidal behavior: 579 cases among those aged 11 and older in July 2021, 489 cases in August 2021, a decrease* (-23%)

• Mood disorders: 1,382 visits (all ages) in July 2021, 1,251 visits in August 2021, a slight decrease* (-5%)

• Anxiety disorders: 2,249 visits in July, 2,018 visits in August 2021, a slight decrease* (-5%)

• Psychotic disorders: 445 visits (all ages) in July 2021, 466 in August 2021, a slight decrease* (-7%)

Medical procedures by SOS Médecins associations

• Anxiety: 716 SOS Médecins procedures (all ages) in July 2021, 706 in August 2021, a decrease* (-11%)

• Depressive states: 151 SOS Médecins procedures in July 2021, 177 procedures in August 2021, stable* (+1%)

*Comparison of July–August 2021 versus the previous two months (May–June 2021).

For more information

• Mental health: view the epidemiological updates for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

• Mental health: view the epidemiological updates for all regions

• Mental health: view national epidemiological updates

• 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 Mental Health thematic dossier