Caffo Ernesto, Asta Lisa, Scandroglio Francesca
Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2021 Nov 1;34(6):624-630. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000747.
Restrictions put in place to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have significantly affected the lives of children and adolescents worldwide. School closure, home confinement and social distancing have the potential to negatively impact the mental health of this population. Several risk factors seem to contribute to worsening mental health of children and adolescents, with an increase of anxiety and depression symptoms. This review aims at exploring research available on risk factors that may worsen the mental health among children and adolescents during the pandemic.
Some of these predictors in worsening the effects are social isolation, screen time and excessive social media use, parental stress and poor parent-child relationship, low socioeconomic status, preexisting mental health conditions and/or disabilities.
Further research is needed in order to understand mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as risk factors associated with negative consequences. New findings will help in targeting evidence-based interventions to prevent and mitigate the negative effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and adolescents.
为遏制2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)传播而实施的限制措施已对全球儿童和青少年的生活产生了重大影响。学校关闭、居家隔离和社交距离有可能对这一人群的心理健康产生负面影响。一些风险因素似乎导致儿童和青少年心理健康状况恶化,焦虑和抑郁症状有所增加。本综述旨在探讨有关可能在疫情期间使儿童和青少年心理健康恶化的风险因素的现有研究。
在加剧影响方面的一些预测因素包括社会隔离、屏幕使用时间和过度使用社交媒体、父母压力和不良的亲子关系、社会经济地位低下、既往心理健康状况和/或残疾。
需要进一步研究以了解COVID-19大流行对心理健康的影响以及与负面后果相关的风险因素。新的研究结果将有助于针对基于证据的干预措施,以预防和减轻COVID-19对儿童和青少年心理健康的负面影响。