One-year comparative observational study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of anxiety and depression symptoms among 100 children and adolescents in treatment in a Mental Health Unit and 93 healthy volunteers

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Juncal-Ruiz, M., Ruiz-Torres, M., Diego-Falagán, N., Batz-Colvée, C., Becerril-Ruiz, T., Samaniego-Peña, S., García-Rumayor, E., Onandia-Hinchado, I., G, Ayesa-Arriola, R., Vázquez-Bourgon, J., & Alonso-Bada, S. (2023). One-year comparative observational study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of anxiety and depression symptoms among 100 children and adolescents in treatment in a Mental Health Unit and 93 healthy volunteers. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 40(4), 17–29. https://doi.org/10.31766/revpsij.v40n4a4

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Vol. 40 No. 4 (2023): Octubre-Diciembre

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  • María Juncal-Ruiz Departamento de Psiquiatría. Unidad de Salud Mental Infanto-Juvenil. Hospital Sierrallana. Universidad de Cantabria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-6515
  • María Ruiz-Torres Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega
  • Nuria Diego-Falagán Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega
  • Carmen Batz-Colvée Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega
  • Teresa Becerril-Ruiz Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega, Spain.
  • Susana Samaniego-Peña Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega
  • Elsa García-Rumayor Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega
  • Iban Onandia-Hinchado Department of Psychology, University of Pais Vasco. Psicología Amorebieta. Vizcaya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-9887
  • G Department of Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Torrelavega
  • Rosa Ayesa-Arriola Department of Psychiatry. Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, IDIVAL, CIBERSAM, Santander
  • Javier Vázquez-Bourgon Department of Psychiatry. Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, IDIVAL, CIBERSAM, Santander https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5478-3376
  • Sandra Alonso-Bada Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega

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https://doi.org/10.31766/revpsij.v40n4a4

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mental health, COVID19, long terms effects, anxiety, depression, child and adolescents

Abstract

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been widespread concern about its potential impact on the mental health of children and adolescents. In this study we have analyzed the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms in a sample of 100 children and adolescents in treatment in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit and 93 healthy volunteers during the first year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were also interested in determining whether age or sex could act as risk factors for the development of these symptoms in both groups. Our results suggest that adolescent female with a history of mental disorders as the subjects most vulnerable to developing anxious-depressive symptoms in a health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore, they should be taken into account in detection, prevention and early intervention programs.

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