Lifeline Children's Hospital, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Mental Health Department, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Curr Pediatr Rev. 2024;20(2):129-136. doi: 10.2174/1573396319666230213104546.
Disaster poses a huge threat to physical health as much as mental health, and COVID-19 is not any different. Understanding that physical and social factors can all contribute to mental health disruptions explains the rising concern of the global community about the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health, especially among the vulnerable, including children and adolescents. It is imperative to explore the diverse impacts of COVID-19 on the paediatric age group, especially to better address its effect and adequately strategize for its resulting conditions. This narrative review, therefore, explores literature reports on the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents. As observed in the literature, COVID-19 did not only threaten the physical health of children and adolescents but also their mental health, especially in terms of anxiety, depression, sleep alteration, etc. In this paper, we have discussed interventions, such as adequate sleep, healthy lifestyles, and nutritious foods, to improve paediatric mental health even after the pandemic.
灾害对身心健康都构成巨大威胁，而 COVID-19 也不例外。认识到身体和社会因素都可能导致心理健康紊乱，这解释了全球社会对 COVID-19 对心理健康影响的日益关注，尤其是在儿童和青少年等弱势群体中。因此，必须探讨 COVID-19 对儿科年龄组的多种影响，特别是为了更好地应对其影响并为其后果制定充分的策略。本叙述性综述因此探讨了关于大流行对儿童和青少年心理健康影响的文献报告。从文献中观察到，COVID-19 不仅威胁到儿童和青少年的身体健康，还威胁到他们的心理健康，特别是在焦虑、抑郁、睡眠改变等方面。在本文中，我们讨论了一些干预措施，如充足的睡眠、健康的生活方式和营养丰富的食物，以改善大流行后的儿科心理健康。
