Adolescent mental health problems in early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic were masked by lockdown measures and restrictions

In the BJPsych Open Wong et al examined the influence of lockdown stringency during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychiatric emergency presentations among children and adolescents from ten countries. Data from March and April 2019 were compared with the same time frame in 2020, with part...

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Main Authors: Rockstroh, Franziska (Author) , Kaess, Michael (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 23 November 2022
In: BJPsych Open
Year: 2022, Volume: 8, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-2
ISSN:2056-4724
DOI:10.1192/bjo.2022.606
Online Access:Resolving-System, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.606
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/adolescent-mental-health-problems-in-early-stages-of-the-covid19-pandemic-were-masked-by-lockdown-measures-and-restrictions/FBE8A411ECEB9876E6F2AA1A6E24262B
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Author Notes:Franziska Rockstroh, Michael Kaess
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Summary:In the BJPsych Open Wong et al examined the influence of lockdown stringency during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychiatric emergency presentations among children and adolescents from ten countries. Data from March and April 2019 were compared with the same time frame in 2020, with particular focus on self-harm admissions. In this editorial, the publication is summarised and potential implications for the field and future studies are discussed.
Item Description:Gesehen am 25.01.2023
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:2056-4724
DOI:10.1192/bjo.2022.606