Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample

Penner, Francesca; Ortiz, Jessica Hernandez; Sharp, Carla

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2020.12.027

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“…Contrary to our findings, a systematic review of early studies on adolescent psychiatric disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak found support for increased risk of depressive and anxiety symptoms [21]; however, most studies have used cross-sectional designs, and new COVID-19 studies lack prepandemic data, and therefore, are unable to determine within-individual effects [2][3][4]. Results of the few extant prospective studies with pre-pandemic data have been mixed [14,15,20]. Magson et al [15] found modest increases in depression and anxiety symptoms, and decreased life satisfaction in Australian adolescents.…”

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An Impact Analysis of the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in a Prospective Cohort of Canadian Adolescents

Bélanger

Patte

Leatherdale

et al. 2021

Journal of Adolescent Health

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An Impact Analysis of the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in a Prospective Cohort of Canadian Adolescents

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Leatherdale

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“…Similarly, young adolescents with high pre-pandemic symptoms reported a decrease in both internalizing problems and externalizing problems during the pandemic 31 .…”

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A longitudinal study of mental health in adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Zarchev²,

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Objective Although cross-sectional studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has negativelyaffected the mental health of adolescents, the effect of the pandemic on adolescents with pre-pandemicsymptoms is unclear. We therefore tested the hypothesis that adolescents had increased emotional andbehavioral problems during the lockdowns imposed during the pandemic.Method This study included three measurements in a prospective cohort of 1022 adolescentswho were oversampled based on their high risk of developing psychopathology. Before the pandemic, weassessed depressive, anxiety, stress, oppositional defiant problems, psychotic experiences and suicidality,using the Youth Self-Report; 445 and 333 of these 1022 adolescents subsequently completed the onlinequestionnaire in the first lockdown (in April 2020) and in the second lockdown (in January 2021),respectively. Multilevel random intercept regression models were used to determine the change inpsychiatric symptoms, including an interaction term to assess whether these changes differed based onthe severity of symptoms prior to the pandemic.Results Throughout the pandemic, the majority of adolescents reported having emotional and behavioralsymptoms that were within the normal range. Moreover, the mean symptom scores for all six outcomesdecreased significantly among adolescents with high clinical severity prior to the pandemic.Conclusion In contrast to our original hypothesis, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may notnecessarily be detrimental, at least among a specific subgroup of adolescents with preexisting mentalhealth problems. Moreover, our finding that most adolescents did not report experiencing clinicallyrelevant symptoms during the pandemic reflects their resilience during the pandemic.

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“…Another study detailed the experience of Hispanic and/or Latinx youth ages 10-14 in the United States [16]. The findings suggested that Hispanic and/or Latinx youth that experienced higher amounts of mental health issues prior to the pandemic also experienced a decline in symptoms during the pandemic.…”

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“…These reductions were experienced uniquely in the category of externalizing problems for Hispanic and/or Latinx youth, in addition to internalizing and total problem reduction as well. This study did include a small sample of youth with other ethnicities, including Black youth that made up 9-10% of the sample [16]. Black youth also experienced lower issues with internalizing and total problems but did not experience any decline in attention or externalizing issues.…”

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Black Adolescent Experiences with COVID-19 and Mental Health Services Utilization

Banks

2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Background COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting communities of color. Black adolescents are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, have high mental health service needs, and have low mental health services utilization. During this time of great physical threat due to COVID-19, it is equally important to understand and support the mental health of Black adolescents. Method This study collected open-ended survey item responses from adolescents (12–17 years old) that identified as Black, living in a city in the Southeastern United States ( n = 33). Grounded theory was used to analyze the data, revealing details of the lived experience of these Black adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Black adolescents reported that COVID-19 has been both positive and negative for them. Family is of utmost importance to them, as are their peers, whom they do not get to interact with due to changes in the operation of schools. Despite experiencing stress, adaptive responses to COVID-19 are reported. Black adolescents continue to cite issues with mental health services and providers. Financial issues were a common theme for these youth, blocking access to services and causing issues in the home environment. Conclusions Mental health service providers must address the service access and quality issues repeatedly reported by Black adolescents. Direct action must be taken to facilitate an increase in Black adolescents mental health services utilization and satisfaction. Changes are needed at the individual and macro levels to alter the experience of one of our most vulnerable groups. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40615-021-01049-w.

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Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample

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An Impact Analysis of the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in a Prospective Cohort of Canadian Adolescents

An Impact Analysis of the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in a Prospective Cohort of Canadian Adolescents

A longitudinal study of mental health in adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Black Adolescent Experiences with COVID-19 and Mental Health Services Utilization

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