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[Mental Disorders in German Pediatric Practices Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic]

Kerstin Weber1,2, Karel Kostev3, Jens Bohlken1

  • 1Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP), Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig.

Psychiatrische Praxis
|July 25, 2022
PubMed

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Pediatric mental health diagnoses increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. While affective disorders saw a rise, the overall number of diagnosed mental health conditions in children remained small per practice.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Mental Health Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Field studies indicate heightened mental distress among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This study examines if this distress correlates with an increase in diagnosed mental disorders in pediatric settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and diagnosed mental disorders in pediatric patients.
  • To quantify changes in mental disorder diagnoses in pediatric practices during the pandemic.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of healthcare data from 154 pediatric practices.
  • Inclusion of children aged 2-17 years with at least one visit.
  • Descriptive statistical analyses were performed.

Main Results:

  • A statistically significant increase in diagnosed mental disorders was observed in 2020-2021 compared to the preceding two years (chi² p < 0.001).
  • Affective disorders showed a notable increase, though absolute numbers were low (average of 7 additional patients per practice annually).

Conclusions:

  • The rise in pandemic-related mental disorders in youth is reflected in physician diagnoses.
  • The increase in diagnosed cases within individual pediatric practices was numerically small.
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