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ArticleDiscover mental health2022

Child, adolescent, and parent mental health in general population during a year of COVID-19 pandemic in belgium: a cross-sectional study.

Amélyne Wauters, Julien Tiete, Joana Reis, Isabelle Lambotte, Simone Marchini, Véronique Delvenne

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Article in Discover mental health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amélyne WautersFaculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. amelyne.wauters@ulb.be.
Julien TietePsychology Department, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Joana ReisFaculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Isabelle LambotteChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Simone MarchiniFaculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Véronique DelvenneFaculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BEQueen Fabiola Children's University Hospital · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aims to evaluate the mental health status of children, adolescents and their parents during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.

methodAnalysis compared results before and during the second national lockdown, which started on November 2nd 2020. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between May 2020 and April 2021.

resultsTwo hundred and eighteen adults and 273 children fully completed the survey. Almost one in five children (17.9%) presented moderate-to-severe scores of depression. Adolescents presented a higher level of depression than children (p = 0.007). The rate of moderate-to-severe depression scores (10.8% to 21%, p = 0.007) and internalized symptoms increased during the second lockdown (p < 0.001). Parents' depression (p < 0.001) and anxiety (p = 0.027) levels also increased during the second lockdown. Logistic regression showed that the use of psychotropic medication in parents and parents' depression scores were risk factors for children to have worse depression scores.

conclusionThe second lockdown appears to worsen the effects of the pandemic on children's and parents' mental health. There is a need to implement specific interventions targeting both children/adolescents and their parents to support them during lockdown periods and improve mental health outcomes.

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AnxietyChild mental healthCOVID-19DepressionLockdown

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PMID37861820
PMCPMC10501023
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