Mental health of children and young people during pandemic
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Evidence is mounting of potentially long-lasting consequences of the pandemic on mental health, with young people identified as particularly vulnerable-although the evidence is still not definitive.
“At the same time, evidence is mounting of potentially long-lasting consequences of the pandemic on mental health, with young people identified as particularly vulnerable—although the evidence is still not definitive.2, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27”
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- Authors
- Ford, T., John, A., & Gunnell, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Ford, Tamsin
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2021-03-10
- Volume
- 372
- Pages
- n614
- ISSN
- 1756-1833 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3135583828
- Cited by
- 203
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2021-03-19)
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Explore Bristol Research (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- MQ: Transforming Mental Health (MQBF/3)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- child mental health, adolescent mental health, COVID-19 pandemic, psychological impact of pandemic
- MeSH terms
- Child Health, Adolescent Health, COVID-19, Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child, United Kingdom, Humans, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Pandemics
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