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Open Access 01-07-2021 | COVID-19 | Letter to the Editor

COVID-19 and child and adolescent psychiatry: an unexpected blessing for part of our population?

Authors: Hilgo Bruining, Meike Bartels, Tinca J. C. Polderman, Arne Popma

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 7/2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has left children and adolescents largely unaffected in terms of infectious morbidity and mortality [1]. A greater challenge for this age group is expected in dealing with lockdown and quarantine measures that may push children into crises and destabilize families [2, 3]. Especially, when quarantine measures are strict and in the presence of preexisting psychological or psychiatric vulnerabilities [4‐6], a variety of negative outcomes are to be expected [7]. The COVID-19 outbreak has brought new challenges for child psychiatry and mental health services that must be addressed, including national guidelines covering interventions for major public health crises affecting children [8]. These threats and challenges have been rightfully addressed in several commentaries and are currently being studied across the globe [2]. …

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Title: COVID-19 and child and adolescent psychiatry: an unexpected blessing for part of our population?
Authors: Hilgo Bruining
Meike Bartels
Tinca J. C. Polderman
Arne Popma
Publication date: 01-07-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: COVID-19
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01578-5

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