Rapid Systematic Review: The Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Context of COVID-19
Rapid Systematic Review: The Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Context of COVID-19
M. Loades,Eleanor Chatburn,7 Authors,E. Crawley
2020 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.05.009
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2,178 Citations
TLDR
Children and adolescents are probably more likely to experience high rates of depression and probably anxiety during and after enforced isolation ends, and this may increase as enforced isolation continues.