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The urgency of mitigating the psychological impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on parents of mentally disabled children

AUTHOR(S)
Annas Ghafoor; Khurram Altaf Hussain; Imaduddin Sawal

Published: August 2020   Journal: Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Raising a child with a mental disability puts a significant amount of social, financial, and psychological strain on the entire family. Parents are especially susceptible as they are the primary and only constant caregivers. The difficulty of the task demands that aspects of caretaking be delegated to external agencies to reach an optimal compensation between personal well-being of the parents and nurturement of the child. Amid the haste policies created for country-wide lockdowns, many governments have ignored this vulnerable subset of the popula-tion.
Psychological flexibility and inflexibility as sources of resiliency and risk during a pandemic: Modeling the cascade of COVID-19 stress on family systems with a contextual behavioral science lens

AUTHOR(S)
Jennifer S. Daks; Jack Peltz; Ronald D. Rogge

Published: August 2020   Journal: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the historic economic shutdown and stay at home efforts to slow its spread have radically impacted the lives of  families across the world, completely disrupting routines and challenging them to adjust to new health risks as well as to new work and family demands.
The current study applied a contextual behavioral science lens to the spillover hypothesis of Family Systems Theory to develop a multi-stage mechanistic model for how COVID-19 stress could impact family and child functioning and how parents’ psychological flexibility could shape those processes.
Cite this research | Open access | Vol.: 18 | No. of pages: 16-27 | Language: English | Topics: Mental Health | Tags: child well-being, lockdown, parent-child relationship, psychological distress | Countries: United States
Elevated depression and anxiety symptoms among pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic

AUTHOR(S)
Catherine Lebel; Anna MacKinnon; Mercedes Bagshawe (et al.)

Published: August 2020   Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders
This study assessed symptoms of anxiety and depression among pregnant individuals during the current COVID-19 pandemic and determined factors that were associated with psychological distress. 1987 pregnant participants in Canada were surveyed in April 2020. The assessment included questions about COVID-19-related stress and standardized measures of depression, anxiety, pregnancy-related anxiety, and social support.
Cite this research | Open access | Vol.: 277 | No. of pages: 5-13 | Language: English | Topics: Mental Health | Tags: maternal care, pregnant women, psychological distress | Countries: Canada
Do suicide rates in children and adolescents change during school closure in Japan? The acute effect of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent mental health

AUTHOR(S)
Aya Isumi; Satomi Doi; Yui Yamaoka

Published: August 2020   Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect
This study investigates the acute effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide among children and adolescents during school closure in Japan.
Material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of grandparents' mental health

AUTHOR(S)
Yanfeng Xua; Qi Wu; Sue E. Levkoff

Published: August 2020   Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect
 This study examined the relationship between material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers, and assessed grandparents’ mental health as a potential mediator to this relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Children's dental anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: Polish experience

AUTHOR(S)
Aneta Olszewska; Piotr Rzymski

Published: August 2020   Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Dental fear and anxiety is a significant issue that affects pediatric patients and creates challenges in oral health management. Considering that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, along with its associated sanitary regime, social distancing measures and nationwide quarantines, could itself induce public fears, including in children, it is of great interest to explore whether this situation and the necessity of reorganizing dental care could potentially affect the emotional state of pediatric patients facing a need for urgent dental intervention.
Cite this research | Open access | No. of pages: 12 | Language: English | Topics: Health, Mental Health | Tags: child mental health, health care, psychological distress | Countries: Poland
Is the psychological impact of exposure to COVID-19 stronger in adolescents with pre-pandemic maltreatment experiences? A survey of rural Chinese adolescents

AUTHOR(S)
Jing Guo; Mingqi Fu; Danxia Liu

Published: August 2020   Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect
The aims were to examine whether exposure to COVID-19 predicts elevated levels of anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms and whether pre-pandemic maltreatment experiences exacerbate this impact on mental health in adolescents.
Cite this research | Open access | No. of pages: 10 | Language: English | Topics: Mental Health | Tags: adolescent well-being, mental health, psychological distress | Countries: China
Combating the dangers of sedentary activity on child and adolescent mental health during the time of COVID-19

AUTHOR(S)
Vijay A. Mittal; Joseph Firth; David Kimhy

Published: August 2020   Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Although the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, subsequent quarantine, and social distancing on physical activity has been covered extensively, there has been limited focus on the resulting sedentary behavior1 on existing and emerging psychopathology. This is particularly disconcerting regarding children and adolescents, who rely on the ability to play to meet developmental milestones and who require more exercise than adults.
Mental health in high school Students at the time of COVID-19: a student's perspective

AUTHOR(S)
Aditya Thakur

Published: August 2020   Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
This paper highlights key issues and offers practical solutions to address the mental health of adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic, from a high school student's (HSS) perspective.
Psychosocial consequences of COVID-19 in children, adolescents and young adults: a systematic review

AUTHOR(S)
Androniki Stavridou; Angeliki-Argyroula Stergiopoulou; Eleni Panagouli (et al.)

Published: August 2020   Journal: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Systematic review of psychosocial impact of COVID-19 in children and adolescents.
Addressing the consequences of school closure due to COVID-19 on children's physical and mental well-being

AUTHOR(S)
Jessica A. Hoffman; Edward A. Miller

Published: August 2020   Journal: World Medical & Health Policy
This article focuses on the physical and emotional toll resulting from school closures and the withdrawal of nonacademic supports that students rely on. The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a spotlight on how important schools are for meeting children's nonacademic needs.
Exploring children's social and emotional representations of the COVID-19 pandemic

AUTHOR(S)
Nahia Idoiaga; Naiara Berasategi; Amaia Eiguren (et al.)

Published: August 2020   Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Given the vulnerable situation of children, the aim of this research is to understand how they represent and emotionally cope with the COVID-19 crisis. A free association exercise elicited by the word “coronavirus” was completed by 228 children (age range: 3–12 years) from the North of Spain.
Cite this research | Open access | No. of pages: 9 | Language: English | Topics: Health, Mental Health | Tags: child health, child mental health, COVID-19 response | Countries: Spain
“I hate this”: a qualitative analysis of adolescents' self-reported challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic

AUTHOR(S)
Samantha R. Scott; Kenia M. Rivera; Ella Rushing (et al.)

Published: August 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for adolescents due to disruptions in school and social life. This article's findings suggest that efforts should focus on helping adolescents cultivate academic skills needed during school closures, providing mental and physical health resources, and helping adolescents navigate their peer relationships in the short and long-term given ongoing remote education and social distancing due to the pandemic.
Psychological risk factors of the neurotization of adolescents under the conditions of quarantine measures of the COVID-19 epidemic

AUTHOR(S)
Denis Aleksandrov; Ivan Okhrimenko

Published: August 2020   Journal: BRAIN. Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience
The work analyzes the individual psychological factors that determine the risks of the neurotization of adolescents under the conditions of quarantine measures during the COVID-19 epidemic in order to improve psychoprophylactic correctional programs.
Cite this research | Open access | Vol.: 11 | Issue: 2.1 | No. of pages: 29-36 | Language: English | Topics: Mental Health | Tags: adolescent psychology, adolescent well-being, lockdown, social media
Interviewing children: the impact of the COVID-19 quarantine on children's changes in routine and psychological distress.

AUTHOR(S)
Giulia Segre; Rita Campi; Francesca Scarpellini (et al.)

Published: August 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in governments implementing disease containment measures such as school closures, social distancing, and home quarantine.To date, only a few studies have drawn attention to the psychological impact of lockdown on Italian children’s mental health. The present study aimed to investigate the psychological distress (anxiety and mood symptoms) and changes in routine among Italian primary and middle school students during the COVID-19 quarantine.
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