Yue Zhu, Yuenan Yu, Yang Wang, Fay Womer, Xiaoyang Qin, Keyin Zhou, Rongxin Zhu, Wei Du, Jie Yang, Kuan-Pin Su, Fei Wang
The long-term mental health consequences of COVID-19 in children and adolescents remain unclear. We investigated the impact of COVID-19 infection on mental health after China's zero-COVID policy relaxation, focusing on symptom-specific and social-family risk factors for mental health issues in children and adolescents. In a longitudinal study, 8348 youths (aged 10-18) were assessed twice (T1: September to October 2022 and T2: April to May 2023). Mental health changes (Δ=T1-T2) were compared between COVID-19-infected (COVID+, n = 4108) and non-infected (COVID-, n = 4240)...
April 8, 2024: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity