Changes in internalizing and externalizing problems in Dutch children and adolescents receiving outpatient youth care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the mental health of children and adolescents, but its effects on treatment outcomes in youth care remain unclear. This study examines whether the pandemic influenced treatment outcomes for internalizing and externalizing problems in children receiving outpatient youth care. We analyzed data from three groups of children who received outpatient youth care (N = 1090, M_age = 12.85): those treated entirely before the pandemic, those who transitioned into pandemic-related measures during treatment, and those treated entirely during the pandemic. The Child Behavior Checklist was used to assess internalizing and externalizing problems at the start and end of treatment. Repeated measures ANCOVAs and χ² tests of independence were c

SUBMITTER: Broek EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12396983 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature