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Self-harm in children and adolescents who presented at emergency units during the covid-19 pandemic: an international retrospective cohort study

Mar 23, 2023

A study conducted across 62 hospitals in 25 countries found that young youth presentations to emergency departments with self-harm doubled during the COVID-10 pandemic. Wong, B. H. C., Cross, S., Zavaleta-Ramírez, P., Bauda, I., Hoffman, P., Ibez...

Eating Disorder Diagnoses in Children and Adolescents in Norway Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 26, 2022

The results of this study from Norway echo those from Canada and the UK regarding the increase in incidence of young people with Anorexia Nervosa following the COVID-19 pandemic. Possible reasons are explored. Surén, P., Skirbekk, A. B...

Data Divide—Disentangling the Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Mental Health and Well-being

Jun 8, 2022

Was the COVID-19 pandemic good or bad for children’s mental health. This well-written editorial encapsulates the current dilemma facing researchers, clinicians and policymakers and encourages a more sophisticated stance. Korczak DJ, M...

Pandemic parenting: A pilot study of in-person versus internet-DOCS K-5 for caregivers of school-age children with disruptive behaviors

Jun 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased opportunities for delivering therapies online. This US study provides preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of the Developing Our Children’s Skills K-5 (DOCS K-5) parent management training interve...

<strong>Transitioning to virtual interaction during the COVID</strong><strong>‐</strong><strong>19 pandemic: Impact on the family connects postpartum home visiting program activity</strong>

Transitioning to virtual interaction during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Impact on the family connects postpartum home visiting program activity

Apr 22, 2022

This study demonstrates that virtually delivered parent support via the Family Connects (FC) programme during the COVID-19 pandemic was taken up by almost as many families (42.9%) as face-to-face home visits prior to the pandemic (51.1%). ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and obsessive–compulsive disorder in young people: Systematic review

Apr 22, 2022

This review of six studies found that rates of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and that being in treatment was protective for young people. Cunning C, Hodes M. The COVID-19 pandemic and obsessiv...

Editorial: Do lockdowns scar? Three putative mechanisms through which COVID-19 mitigation policies could cause long-term harm to young people’s mental health

Feb 4, 2022

This editorial outlines three potential mechanisms through which the COVID-19 pandemic may adversely affect young people’s mental health. Sonuga‐Barke, E., & Fearon, P. (2021). Do lockdowns scar? Three putative mechanisms through which COV...

When the bough breaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health symptoms in mothers of young children during the covid-19 pandemic

Feb 4, 2022

Mothers of young children have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with over a quarter developing depression and almost half experiencing clinically significant anxiety. Racine, N., Eirich, R., Cooke, J., Zhu, J., Pador, P., Dunnewold...

Infants’ and toddlers’ digital media use and mothers’ mental health: A comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Feb 4, 2022

Device use by infants during the COVID-19 pandemic was related to both maternal device use and maternal mental health. Efforts to address the former issue need to take into account the latter factors. Pedrotti, B. G., Mallmann, M. Y., Almeida, C. ...

Trends in the Incidence of New-Onset Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

Feb 4, 2022

Similar to many other parts of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in the number of Canadian young people developing anorexia nervosa and its severity. Agostino, H., Burstein, B., Moubayed, D., Taddeo, D., Grady, R.,...

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Self-harm in children and adolescents who presented at emergency units during the covid-19 pandemic: an international retrospective cohort study

Eating Disorder Diagnoses in Children and Adolescents in Norway Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Data Divide—Disentangling the Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Mental Health and Well-being

Pandemic parenting: A pilot study of in-person versus internet-DOCS K-5 for caregivers of school-age children with disruptive behaviors

Transitioning to virtual interaction during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Impact on the family connects postpartum home visiting program activity

The COVID-19 pandemic and obsessive–compulsive disorder in young people: Systematic review

Editorial: Do lockdowns scar? Three putative mechanisms through which COVID-19 mitigation policies could cause long-term harm to young people’s mental health

When the bough breaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health symptoms in mothers of young children during the covid-19 pandemic

Infants’ and toddlers’ digital media use and mothers’ mental health: A comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Trends in the Incidence of New-Onset Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

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