Mental health outcomes following COVID-19- associated caregiver loss in children and adolescents: a six-year evidence gap

Frontiers in Psychiatry | New and Recent Articles · 8h ago

By May 2022, an estimated 10.5 million children worldwide had lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19. We found only two cohorts with quantitative mental-health data: one in Iran and the South African Orphanhood and Caregiver Loss Among Adolescents and Youth study. Both reported more psychiatric and psychosocial difficulties among bereaved children than controls. In Iran, internalizing symptoms,…

Read original article on Frontiers in Psychiatry | New and Recent Articles →

Mental health outcomes following COVID-19- associated caregiver loss in children and adolescents: a six-year evidence gap

Related news