School of Psychology and Computer Science, University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2022 Nov;63(11):1344-1346. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13661. Epub 2022 Jun 30.
The lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had and continue to have severe and wide-ranging effects worldwide on mental health and loneliness. In this commentary, I summarise Houghton et al. (2022) who explored these effects longitudinally in adolescents in Western Australia, with and without a Neurodevelopmental Disorder (NDD), considering the strengths and weaknesses of the article and its importance to the field. Adolescents with NDD, who already had a high baseline rate of loneliness and mental health difficulties, did not find that this increased during COVID-19 lockdowns. However, adolescents without NDD, who began with a much lower baseline rate, found that this was elevated. There was variability in terms of different types of NDD, with adolescents who had ADHD reporting some positive effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns. These findings highlight the importance of support for adolescents both with NDD and those without as the world emerges out of the pandemic.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间实施的封锁措施在全球范围内对心理健康和孤独感产生了严重且广泛的影响。在这篇评论中，我总结了 Houghton 等人（2022 年）的研究，该研究纵向探讨了澳大利亚西部有无神经发育障碍（NDD）的青少年在 COVID-19 封锁期间的这些影响，考虑了文章的优缺点及其对该领域的重要性。已经存在较高孤独感和心理健康问题基线率的 NDD 青少年在 COVID-19 封锁期间并未发现这一问题加重。然而，基线率较低的无 NDD 青少年则发现这一问题有所加重。不同类型的 NDD 存在差异，患有 ADHD 的青少年报告称 COVID-19 封锁带来了一些积极影响。这些发现强调了在全球疫情结束后，为 NDD 青少年和无 NDD 青少年提供支持的重要性。
