Trends in child and adolescent mental health in Catalonia in the context of the covid-19 pandemic during the 2020–2021 school year☆ Evolucion de la salud mental infanto-juvenil en Catalunya en el contexto de la pandemia por la COVID-19 durante el curso escolar 2020-2021

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Introduction

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had a great impact on the physical and psychological health of the population. The aim of this study was to evaluate child and adolescent mental health in a population cohort along the 2020–2021 school year.

Methods

This was a prospective longitudinal study of a cohort of children from 5–14 years of age in Catalonia, Spain, performed from September 2020 to July 2021. The participants were randomly selected and accompanied by their primary care paediatrician. Evaluation of risk of psychopathology was performed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) carried out by one of the legal guardians of the child. We also collected sociodemographic and health variables of the participants and their nuclear

SUBMITTER: Alcover Bloch E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239907 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature