Sustained increase in depression and anxiety among psychiatrically healthy adolescents during late stage COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents have experienced increases in anxiety, depression, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and may be at particular risk for suffering from long-term mental health consequences because of their unique developmental stage. This study aimed to determine if initial increases in depression and anxiety in a small sample of healthy adolescents after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic were sustained at follow-up during a later stage of the pandemic.

Methods

Fifteen healthy adolescents completed self-report measures at three timepoints (pre-pandemic [T1], early pandemic [T2], and later pandemic [T3]). The sustained effect of COVID-19 on depression and anxiety was examined using linear mixed-effect analyses. An exploratory analysis was conducted to investigate

SUBMITTER: Cochran G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10063786 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature