Child and adolescent mental health service provision and research during the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges, opportunities, and a call for submissions

Witt, Andreas; Ordóñez, Anna E.; Martin, Andrés; Vitiello, Benedetto; Fegert, Jörg M.

doi:10.1186/s13034-020-00324-8

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“…Several articles expressed concerns about food nutrition and physical activity for children and adolescents. Different articles argued that schools are the primary source of consistent daily caloric intake and addressed concerns about children's nutritional needs [ 2 , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] ].…”

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“…Many authors were concerned about children suffering or witnessing domestic violence or sexual abuse [ 21 , 25 , 33 , [38] , [39] , [40] ]. Some argued that the in-home scenario produced by the pandemic could erupt to those abuses [ 21 , 22 , 26 , 35 , 38 ]. However, during quarantine, complaints might not be as frequent, for there is no escape from perpetrators [ 26 ].…”

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“…The pandemic may have a more substantial impact on the mental health of children and adolescents from lower socioeconomic conditions [ 21 , 26 , 31 , 38 , 41 , 47 ]. Children from low-income families might rely only on school for healthy meals, mental health support, and playgrounds for physical exercise [ 22 , 33 ].…”

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How is COVID-19 pandemic impacting mental health of children and adolescents?

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Athanasio

Oliveira

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) affected virtually all countries. Uncertain about the health risk and an increasing financial loss will contribute to widespread emotional distress and an increased risk of psychiatric disorders shortly. Posttraumatic, anxiety, and depression disorders are expected during and aftermath of the pandemic. Some groups, like children, have more susceptibility to having long term consequences in mental health. Herein, we made a comprehensive and non-systematic search in four databases (PubMed, Scopus, SciELO, and Google Scholars) to answer the question: What are children's and adolescents' mental health effects of the pandemic? Furthermore, which features are essential for mental health in a pandemic? Results: Seventy-seven articles were selected for full text read, and 51 were included. Children answer stress differently, depending on the development stage. High rates of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic symptoms were identified among children. Discussion: Symptoms were as expected. New supportive strategies have appeared during this pandemic, but there is no measure of its effectiveness. Some groups seem to be more vulnerable to the mental health burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the mitigation actions should prioritize them. The school's role appears to be revalued by society. This review seems to pick good targets to prioritize mitigation actions aiming to spare children not only from the severe cases of COVID-19 but also to help them to deal with the mental health burden of the pandemics.

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How is COVID-19 pandemic impacting mental health of children and adolescents?

Miranda

Athanasio

Oliveira

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“…COVİD-19 ile mücadele sürecinde günlük rutinlerin değişimi ile ilgili birçok çalışmada da özellikle okul çağında olan öğrencilerin okula devam edememesi, alış-veriş merkezlerinin kapatılması, sosyal mesafe kurallarına özen gösterilmesi (internet ve sosyal medya kullanımın süresinde artış görülmesi, sosyal yaşamdan uzaklaşılması örnek gösterilebilir (Witt, Ordóñez, Martin, Vitiello, & Fegert, 2020). Aynı zamanda ekonomik yönden krizler ve sorunların yaşanacağını, elektronik cihazların daha etkin kullanılacağı, evden çalışma ve uzaktan eğitim ile sürecin yönetilebileceğine dair çalışmalar bulunmaktadır (Roberts, 2020).…”

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Otizm spektrum bozukluğu olan bireylerde Covid-19 pandemisinde uyulması gereken kuralların video modelle öğretilmesi

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Atli

2020

International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research

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“…In line with this argument, and given COVID-19-associated restrictions and changes in several legal regulations, an ad hoc switch from face-to-face appointments to teletherapy for current outpatients took place in many departments of child and adolescent psychiatry. (12) Considering the novelty of the situation and rapid changes in the process of the pandemic, teletherapy was started without prior training of the providing staff. In order to ensure continuation of high-quality services and to provide a basis for strategic planning of continued patient care, especially in expectance of potential sequelae of the COVID-19-pandemic (13)(14)(15), we aimed at systematically evaluating patients' needs during the crisis and teletherapy as such.…”

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“Bridge over troubled water”: A first look at adolescent psychiatric outpatients transited from regular care to teletherapy during the COVID-19 outbreak using quantitative and qualitative analyses.

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Plener

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Abstract BackgroundAdolescents suffering from psychiatric disorders are at risk of disproportionally suffering from the current COVID-19-pandemic. We aimed to assess their specific needs and to evaluate factors influencing a successful transition into teletherapy.MethodsThirty adolescent psychiatric outpatients participated in a series of interviews. The primary outcome was the level of psychosocial functioning. Secondary outcome were potential changes in differential symptom domains. Additionally, answers to open questions were analysed qualitatively.ResultsWithin-group effect size estimates revealed a significant decrease in the level of functioning within the first two months after transition from face-to-face therapy (M = 2·7, SD = 1·258) to teletherapy (M = 3·0, SD = 1·245) (T29 = -2·536, p = 0·017, d = 0·46). Qualitative analysis revealed a marked difference in the level of perceived social support in the subgroup of patients who deteriorated in their level of functioning. Those patients also showed a lower degree of verbal differentiation concerning emotions and affect, as well as a higher degree of introspection and rumination. ConclusionsDespite an overall deterioration, in absolute numbers most patients showed a stagnation in their level of functioning, even if difficulties were expressed. The most prominent difference in the subgroup who showed a decreased level of functioning, was the lack of perceived social support. Provision of strategies to enhance verbalisation and differentiation of emotions and affect might be beneficial.

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Child and adolescent mental health service provision and research during the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges, opportunities, and a call for submissions

Cited by 87 publications

References 12 publications

How is COVID-19 pandemic impacting mental health of children and adolescents?

How is COVID-19 pandemic impacting mental health of children and adolescents?

Otizm spektrum bozukluğu olan bireylerde Covid-19 pandemisinde uyulması gereken kuralların video modelle öğretilmesi

“Bridge over troubled water”: A first look at adolescent psychiatric outpatients transited from regular care to teletherapy during the COVID-19 outbreak using quantitative and qualitative analyses.

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