Mental health effects prevalence in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic health crisis has changed household and school routines leaving children and adolescents without important anchors in life. This, in turn, can influence their mental health, changing their behavioral and psychological conditions.

Aims

To systematically review the literature to answer the question: "What is the worldwide prevalence of mental health effects in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic?".

Methods

Embase, Epistemonikos database, LILACS, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and World Health Organization Global literature on coronavirus disease were searched. Grey literature was searched on Google Scholar, Grey Literature Report, and Preprint server MedRxiv. Observational studies assessing the prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Oliveira JMD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115455 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature