Longitudinal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of mental disorders in preadolescents and adolescents

• Main Authors: Naomi Matsumoto (Author), Tomoka Kadowaki (Author), Satoe Takanaga (Author), Yoshie Shigeyasu (Author), Ayumi Okada (Author), Takashi Yorifuji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background School closures and social distancing may have affected mental health among preadolescent and adolescent children, who are in a social developmental stage. Rates of anxiety, depression, and stress have been reported to have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic among teenagers w...