Data-Driven Assessment of Adolescents' Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adolescents' mental health was severely compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Longitudinal real-world studies on changes in the mental health of adolescents during the later phase of the pandemic are limited. We aimed to quantify the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents' mental health outcomes based on electronic health records.

Method

This was a retrospective cohort study using the computerized database of a 2.5 million members, state-mandated health organization in Israel. Rates of mental health diagnoses and psychiatric drug dispensations were measured among adolescents 12 to 17 years of age with and without pre-existing mental history, for the years 2017 to 2021. Relative risks were computed between the years, and interrupted time series (ITS) analyse

SUBMITTER: Bilu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904823 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature