Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI:
10.1016/j.rcp.2020.05.006
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发表时间:
2020-12-01
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Quintero-Cadavid, Claudia Patricia
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Palacio-Ortiz, Juan David;Londoño-Herrera, Juan Pablo;Quintero-Cadavid, Claudia Patricia
INTRODUCTION: The Covid-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented multimodal (health, occupational, economic, and social crisis, which will impact developing countries. Confinement as a preventive measure is itself a threat that produces a social impact. Pandemic and confinement have become a psychosocial adversity factor that affects families and their children. During the pandemic, children and adolescents with a psychiatric disorder may experience exacerbation of their symptoms. However, little is known about this, since studies on this population during the pandemic are scarce.OBJECTIVE: To review the data available in the current literature on the effect of the pandemic on children and adolescents with a previous psychiatric disorder.METHODS: A literature search was carried out using PubMed, Scielo and, due to the exceptional conditions of the pandemic situation, directly using internet search engines. Both English and Spanish papers were included.RESULTS: The information found is presented in the following sections: family and children during the pandemic, evaluation of mental disorders in children and young people during the pandemic, pre-existing psychiatric disorders during the pandemic, and telepsychiatric care. Specific information is presented on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The current pandemic due to COVID-19 and confinement are a psychosocial adversity that threatens the stability of the family. Such a stressor can cause exacerbation of symptoms of a previous mental disorder. Children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders are a vulnerable population and require specialised care. Telepsychiatry is becoming a modality with multiple advantages.