Authors: Shweta Singh,^a Deblina Roy,^b,⁎ Krittika Sinha,^c Sheeba Parveen,^c Ginni Sharma,^c and Gunjan Josh

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has brought about a sense of fear and anxiety around the globe. This phenomenon has led to short term as well as long term psychosocial and mental health implications for children and adolescents. The quality and magnitude of impact on minors is determined by many vulnerability factors like developmental age, educational status, pre-existing mental health condition, being economically underprivileged or being quarantined due to infection or fear of infection.

Aims

This paper is aimed at narratively reviewing various articles related to mental-health aspects of children and adolescents impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and enforcement of nationwide or regional lockdowns to prevent further spread of infection.

For More Information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7444649/