Urvashi Panchal|Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo|Macarena Franco|Carmen Moreno|Mara Parellada|Celso Arango|Paolo Fusar?Poli
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review
King's College London|Autonomous University of Madrid|Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón|Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental|Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón|Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental|Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón|Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental|University of Pavia
covid19 declared pandemic march 2020 resulting many countries worldwide calling lockdowns study aimed review existing literature effects lockdown measures established response covid19 pandemic mental health children adolescents embase ovid global health psycinfo web science preprint databases searched prismacompliant systematic review prospero crd42021225604 included individual studies reporting wide range mental health outcomes including risk protective factors conducted children adolescents aged 19 years exposed covid19 lockdown data extraction quality appraisal conducted independent researchers results synthesised core themes 61 articles 54999 children adolescents included mean age 113 years 497 female anxiety symptoms depression symptoms common included studies ranged 18495 22638 respectively irritability range 167732 anger range 300513 also frequently reported children adolescents special needs presence mental disorders lockdown alongside excessive media exposure significant risk factors anxiety parentchild communication protective anxiety depression covid19 lockdown resulted psychological distress highlighted vulnerable groups previous current mental health difficulties supporting mental health needs children adolescents risk key clinical guidelines alleviate negative effects covid19 lockdown public health strategies support population need developed