Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with and without affective dysregulation and their families.

ABSTRACT: Analyzing COVID-19-related stress in children with affective dysregulation (AD) seems especially interesting, as these children typically show heightened reactivity to potential stressors and an increased use of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies. Children in out-of-home care often show similar characteristics to those with AD. Since COVID-19 has led to interruptions in psychotherapy for children with mental health problems and to potentially reduced resources to implement treatment strategies in daily life in families or in out-of-home care, these children might show a particularly strong increase in stress levels. In this study, 512 families of children without AD and 269 families of children with AD reported on COVID-19-related stress. The sample comprised screened community, cli

SUBMITTER: Treier AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668221 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature