A systematic review of the mental health changes of children and young people before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: There is increasing knowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on mental health of children and young people. However, the global evidence of mental health changes before compared to during the COVID-19 pandemic focusing on children and young people has not been systematically reviewed. This systematic review examined longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional studies comparing before and during COVID-19 pandemic data to determine whether the mental health of children and young people had changed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Web of Science, PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO databases were searched to identify peer-reviewed studies that had been published in English and focused on children and young people between 0 and 24 years of age. This identified 21 studies from 1

SUBMITTER: Kauhanen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9373888 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature