ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2022
Anxiety and depression symptoms among children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- The prevalence and burden of generalized anxiety disorder in the United States healthcare system: Real-world prevalence and incidence from 2020 to 2023.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2026Article
- The Role of Sleep in Mediating Mental Health Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Children with and Without ADHD.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Adequate Care Coordination is Associated with Reduced Unmet Mental Health Needs for Children.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2026Article
- Adequate Care Coordination is Associated with Reduced Unmet Mental Health Needs for Children.Research square · 2025Article
- Depression and Anxiety Among US Children and Young Adults.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Differential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health service access among Medicaid-enrolled individuals.Health affairs scholar · 2024Article
- The Double-Edged Sword of Online Learning for Ethnoracial Differences in Adolescent Mental Health During Late Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: National Survey.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Modifications in Public Home- and Community-Based Services for Children with Mental Health Needs.Administration and policy in mental health · 2024Article
- Associations of recent stressful life events with anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents with a consideration of family functioning.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- The perils of boarding: A call to achieve parity in the delivery of acute psychiatric services for children with COVID-19.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions to children's daily lives due in part to stay-at-home orders and school closures, reducing interactions with both peers and extended family. Yet, few studies with nationally representative data have explored the potential association of the COVID-19 pandemic and children's mental health.
methodsThe current study analyzed data from the 2019 and 2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to describe changes in the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression before and during the first year of the pandemic among children aged 5-17 years. Changes in prevalence by child- and family-level characteristics were also examined.
resultsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly one in six children aged 5-17 years had daily or weekly symptoms of anxiety or depression, a significant increase from before the COVID-pandemic (16.7% (95% CI:15.0-18.6) versus 14.4% (95% CI:13.4-15.3)). Males, children 5-11 years, non-Hispanic children, children living in families in large metropolitan areas, incomes at or below the federal poverty level, and whose highest educated parent had more than a HS education, also showed statistically significant increases in anxiety and depression symptoms.
conclusionsNHIS data may be used to monitor this increase in mental health symptomatology and assist in identifying children at risk.
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