Differing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health: combined population and clinical study
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Differing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health: combined population and clinical study. / Qi, Lu; Zhang, Zuo; Robinson, Lauren; Bobou, Marina; Gourlan, Chantal; Winterer, Jeanne; Adams, Rebecca; Agunbiade, Kofoworola; Zhang, Yuning; King, Sinead; Vaidya, Nilakshi; Artiges, Eric; Banaschewski, Tobias; Bokde, Arun L W; Broulidakis, M John; Brühl, Rüdiger; Flor, Herta; Fröhner, Juliane H; Garavan, Hugh; Grigis, Antoine; Heinz, Andreas; Hohmann, Sarah; Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillère; Millenet, Sabina; Nees, Frauke; van Noort, Betteke Maria; Orfanos, Dimitri Papadopoulos; Poustka, Luise; Sinclair, Julia; Smolka, Michael N; Whelan, Robert; Stringaris, Argyris; Walter, Henrik; Martinot, Jean-Luc; Schumann, Gunter; Schmidt, Ulrike; Desrivières, Sylvane; IMAGEN Consortium; ESTRA Consortium; STRATIFY Consortium.
in: BJPSYCH OPEN, Jahrgang 9, Nr. 6, 20.11.2023, S. e217.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Differing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health: combined population and clinical study
AU - Qi, Lu
AU - Zhang, Zuo
AU - Robinson, Lauren
AU - Bobou, Marina
AU - Gourlan, Chantal
AU - Winterer, Jeanne
AU - Adams, Rebecca
AU - Agunbiade, Kofoworola
AU - Zhang, Yuning
AU - King, Sinead
AU - Vaidya, Nilakshi
AU - Artiges, Eric
AU - Banaschewski, Tobias
AU - Bokde, Arun L W
AU - Broulidakis, M John
AU - Brühl, Rüdiger
AU - Flor, Herta
AU - Fröhner, Juliane H
AU - Garavan, Hugh
AU - Grigis, Antoine
AU - Heinz, Andreas
AU - Hohmann, Sarah
AU - Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillère
AU - Millenet, Sabina
AU - Nees, Frauke
AU - van Noort, Betteke Maria
AU - Orfanos, Dimitri Papadopoulos
AU - Poustka, Luise
AU - Sinclair, Julia
AU - Smolka, Michael N
AU - Whelan, Robert
AU - Stringaris, Argyris
AU - Walter, Henrik
AU - Martinot, Jean-Luc
AU - Schumann, Gunter
AU - Schmidt, Ulrike
AU - Desrivières, Sylvane
AU - IMAGEN Consortium
AU - ESTRA Consortium
AU - STRATIFY Consortium
PY - 2023/11/20
Y1 - 2023/11/20
N2 - BACKGROUND: Identifying youths most at risk to COVID-19-related mental illness is essential for the development of effective targeted interventions.AIMS: To compare trajectories of mental health throughout the pandemic in youth with and without prior mental illness and identify those most at risk of COVID-19-related mental illness.METHOD: Data were collected from individuals aged 18-26 years (N = 669) from two existing cohorts: IMAGEN, a population-based cohort; and ESTRA/STRATIFY, clinical cohorts of individuals with pre-existing diagnoses of mental disorders. Repeated COVID-19 surveys and standardised mental health assessments were used to compare trajectories of mental health symptoms from before the pandemic through to the second lockdown.RESULTS: Mental health trajectories differed significantly between cohorts. In the population cohort, depression and eating disorder symptoms increased by 33.9% (95% CI 31.78-36.57) and 15.6% (95% CI 15.39-15.68) during the pandemic, respectively. By contrast, these remained high over time in the clinical cohort. Conversely, trajectories of alcohol misuse were similar in both cohorts, decreasing continuously (a 15.2% decrease) during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic symptom severity predicted the observed mental health trajectories in the population cohort. Surprisingly, being relatively healthy predicted increases in depression and eating disorder symptoms and in body mass index. By contrast, those initially at higher risk for depression or eating disorders reported a lasting decrease.CONCLUSIONS: Healthier young people may be at greater risk of developing depressive or eating disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Targeted mental health interventions considering prior diagnostic risk may be warranted to help young people cope with the challenges of psychosocial stress and reduce the associated healthcare burden.
AB - BACKGROUND: Identifying youths most at risk to COVID-19-related mental illness is essential for the development of effective targeted interventions.AIMS: To compare trajectories of mental health throughout the pandemic in youth with and without prior mental illness and identify those most at risk of COVID-19-related mental illness.METHOD: Data were collected from individuals aged 18-26 years (N = 669) from two existing cohorts: IMAGEN, a population-based cohort; and ESTRA/STRATIFY, clinical cohorts of individuals with pre-existing diagnoses of mental disorders. Repeated COVID-19 surveys and standardised mental health assessments were used to compare trajectories of mental health symptoms from before the pandemic through to the second lockdown.RESULTS: Mental health trajectories differed significantly between cohorts. In the population cohort, depression and eating disorder symptoms increased by 33.9% (95% CI 31.78-36.57) and 15.6% (95% CI 15.39-15.68) during the pandemic, respectively. By contrast, these remained high over time in the clinical cohort. Conversely, trajectories of alcohol misuse were similar in both cohorts, decreasing continuously (a 15.2% decrease) during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic symptom severity predicted the observed mental health trajectories in the population cohort. Surprisingly, being relatively healthy predicted increases in depression and eating disorder symptoms and in body mass index. By contrast, those initially at higher risk for depression or eating disorders reported a lasting decrease.CONCLUSIONS: Healthier young people may be at greater risk of developing depressive or eating disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Targeted mental health interventions considering prior diagnostic risk may be warranted to help young people cope with the challenges of psychosocial stress and reduce the associated healthcare burden.
U2 - 10.1192/bjo.2023.601
DO - 10.1192/bjo.2023.601
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 37981567
VL - 9
SP - e217
JO - BJPSYCH OPEN
JF - BJPSYCH OPEN
SN - 2056-4724
IS - 6
ER -