在COVID-19之前和期间识别患有精神健康风险较高的儿童和青少年
Michael Jellinek1,2,3, Talia S Benheim1, Anamika Dutta1,4
1Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
|August 15, 2024
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间,儿童和青少年的心理社会风险增加,特别是青少年女孩. 夏季显示风险较低,突出显示了季节性影响儿童心理健康.
科学领域:
- 儿童和青少年精神病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科心理学 儿科心理学
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19的流行,人们对儿童和青少年的心理健康产生了担忧.
- 了解这一时期心理社会风险的变化对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估从大流行前到大流行期间儿童和青少年心理社会风险患病率的变化.
- 为了检查这些变化是如何根据年龄组,性别和季节而变化的.
主要方法:
- 利用了2017年11月至2022年6月期间459,767次儿科访问的家长报告儿科症状检查清单-17 (PSC-17P) 数据.
- 比较了全球性,内部化,外部化和与注意力相关的心理社会风险在流行病之前和期间的流行率.
- 根据年龄组,性别和季节分析了风险患病率的差异.
主要成果:
- 从疫情前到疫情期间,全球,内化和注意力风险的显著增加被观察到.
- 青少年女性 (12.0-17.9岁) 的全球,内化和注意力风险显著增加.
- 季节性变化很大,在夏季持续观察到较低风险流行率.
结论:
- COVID-19流行病与儿童和青少年心理社会问题略有整体增加有关.
- 青少年女孩在全球,内化和注意力问题方面经历了实质性的增长.
- 调查结果强调需要进一步研究和实施个人和系统级干预措施,以应对儿科精神健康挑战.
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