Changes in Depression and Anxiety Among Children and Adolescents From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is a growing body of high-quality cohort-based research that has examined changes in child and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic vs before the pandemic. Some studies have found that child and adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms have increased, while others have found these symptoms to have remained stable or decreased.

Objective

To synthesize the available longitudinal cohort-based research evidence to estimate the direction and magnitude of changes in depression and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents assessed before and during the pandemic.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, and PsycInfo were searched for studies published between January 1, 2020, and May 17, 2022.

Study selection

Included studies reported on de

SUBMITTER: Madigan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152379 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature