Protecting Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Challenging Engagement and Learning Process

Cécile Rousseau; Diana Miconi

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.007

Protecting Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Challenging Engagement and Learning Process

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Nov;59(11):1203-1207. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.007.

Authors

Cécile Rousseau¹, Diana Miconi²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: cecile.rousseau@mcgill.ca.
² Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 33126993
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.007

Abstract

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing extensive morbidity and mortality and is fueling psychological distress across populations. Early evidence has shown an increase in anxiety, depression and sleep problems in the general population.^1,2 Although pandemics shatter the functioning of communities and families globally, there is a paucity of studies targeting the effects of pandemics on youth mental health.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anxiety / psychology
COVID-19
Child
Coronavirus Infections / psychology*
Depression / psychology
Humans
Mental Health*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / psychology*