Bevilacqua, Leonardo;
Fox-Smith, Lana;
Lewins, Amy;
Jetha, Poonam;
Sideri, Athena;
Barton, Gil;
Meiser-Stedman, Richard;
(2023)
Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people: an umbrella review.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
, 77
(11)
pp. 704-709.
10.1136/jech-2022-220259.
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Abstract
Background: Over the past 3 years, a multitude of studies have highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and young people (CYP). In this umbrella review, we synthesise global evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of CYP from existing systematic reviews with and/or without meta-analysis. Methods: Adopting the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we evaluated 349 citations and identified 24 eligible reviews with medium to high methodological quality to be reviewed narratively. Results: Most of the reviews reported a high prevalence of anxiety disorders, depression, suicidal behaviour, eating disorders and other mental health problems. Most studies that used data at multiple time points indicate a significant increase in mental health problems in CYP, particularly in females and older adolescents. Conclusions: Multipronged psychosocial care services, policies and programmes are needed to alleviate the burden of mental health problems in CYP as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated global health measures. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021276312.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people: an umbrella review |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/jech-2022-220259 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2022-220259 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | ADOLESCENT, CHILD HEALTH, COVID-19, MENTAL HEALTH |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10179529 |
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