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What aspects of the pandemic had the greatest impact on adolescent mental health: duration of lockdown or subjective experience?

Hiroko FujimotoAnita E HeywoodKate MastonLyndsay BrownAlexandra BartholomewAliza Werner-SeidlerHelen ChristensenPhilip J Batterham
Published in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2024)
Adolescents' negative subjective experience of the pandemic on learning and social connections was associated with greater internalising and externalising symptoms after the lockdown had been lifted. Duration of lockdowns was not associated with any of the primary outcomes. During future public health emergencies, mental health interventions should be tailored to assist adolescents to adapt to new learning environments, and to build and maintain social connections.
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