The effects of COVID-19 on child mental health: Biannual assessments up to April 2022 in a clinical and two general population samples.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an acute impact on child mental and social health, but long-term effects are still unclear. We examined how child mental health has developed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic up to 2 years into the pandemic (April 2022).

Methods

We included children (age 8-18) from two general population samples (N = 222-1333 per measurement and N = 2401-13,362 for pre-covid data) and one clinical sample receiving psychiatric care (N = 334-748). Behavioral questionnaire data were assessed five times from April 2020 till April 2022 and pre-pandemic data were available for both general population samples. We collected parent-reported data on internalizing and externalizing problems with the Brief Problem Monitor and self-rep

SUBMITTER: Zijlmans J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10519731 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature