Behavioural Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders under Extreme Situations

In 2020, the Governments of many countries maintained different levels of confinement of the population due to the pandemic that produced the COVID-19. There are few studies published on the psychological impact in the child and adolescent population diagnosed with mental disorders, especially durin...

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Autores principales: Pablo Gonzalez-Domenech, José Luis Romero-Béjar, Luis Gutierrez-Rojas, Sara Jimenez-Fernandez, Francisco Diaz-Atienza
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0de8212d7f3743558149c339133297c42021-11-11T17:32:06ZBehavioural Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders under Extreme Situations10.3390/jcm102148762077-0383https://doaj.org/article/0de8212d7f3743558149c339133297c42021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4876https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0383In 2020, the Governments of many countries maintained different levels of confinement of the population due to the pandemic that produced the COVID-19. There are few studies published on the psychological impact in the child and adolescent population diagnosed with mental disorders, especially during the home confinement stage. Explanatory models based on socio-demographic and clinical variables provide an approximation to level changes in different dimensions of behavioural difficulties. A categorical-response logistic ordinal regression model, based on a cross-sectional study with 139 children and adolescents diagnosed with mental disorders is performed for each dimension under analysis. Most of the socio-demographic and clinical explanatory variables considered (24 of 26) were significant at population level for at least one of the four dimensions of behavioural difficulties (15 response variables) under analysis. Odds-ratios were interpreted to identify risk or protective factors increasing or decreasing severity in the response variable. This analysis provides useful information, making it possible to more readily anticipate critical situations due to extreme events, such as a confinement, in this population.Pablo Gonzalez-DomenechJosé Luis Romero-BéjarLuis Gutierrez-RojasSara Jimenez-FernandezFrancisco Diaz-AtienzaMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19confinementemotional impactmental disorderschildren and adolescentsMedicineRENJournal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 4876, p 4876 (2021)
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topic COVID-19
confinement
emotional impact
mental disorders
children and adolescents
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spellingShingle COVID-19
confinement
emotional impact
mental disorders
children and adolescents
Medicine
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Pablo Gonzalez-Domenech
José Luis Romero-Béjar
Luis Gutierrez-Rojas
Sara Jimenez-Fernandez
Francisco Diaz-Atienza
Behavioural Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders under Extreme Situations
description In 2020, the Governments of many countries maintained different levels of confinement of the population due to the pandemic that produced the COVID-19. There are few studies published on the psychological impact in the child and adolescent population diagnosed with mental disorders, especially during the home confinement stage. Explanatory models based on socio-demographic and clinical variables provide an approximation to level changes in different dimensions of behavioural difficulties. A categorical-response logistic ordinal regression model, based on a cross-sectional study with 139 children and adolescents diagnosed with mental disorders is performed for each dimension under analysis. Most of the socio-demographic and clinical explanatory variables considered (24 of 26) were significant at population level for at least one of the four dimensions of behavioural difficulties (15 response variables) under analysis. Odds-ratios were interpreted to identify risk or protective factors increasing or decreasing severity in the response variable. This analysis provides useful information, making it possible to more readily anticipate critical situations due to extreme events, such as a confinement, in this population.
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author Pablo Gonzalez-Domenech
José Luis Romero-Béjar
Luis Gutierrez-Rojas
Sara Jimenez-Fernandez
Francisco Diaz-Atienza
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title Behavioural Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders under Extreme Situations
title_short Behavioural Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders under Extreme Situations
title_full Behavioural Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders under Extreme Situations
title_fullStr Behavioural Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders under Extreme Situations
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