Debate: COVID‐19 and psychological well‐being of children and adolescents in Italy
Autor: | Francesca Scandroglio, Lisa Asta, Ernesto Caffo |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Adolescent
Debate Pneumonia Viral Psychology Adolescent Adolescent Health Psychology Child Criminology Betacoronavirus 03 medical and health sciences psychological well‐being 0302 clinical medicine children Pandemic medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences adolescents Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Social isolation Child Pandemics Government Academic year SARS-CoV-2 Social distance 05 social sciences Child Health COVID-19 Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Italy Social Isolation Psychological well-being Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine.symptom Coronavirus Infections Psychology mental health 050104 developmental & child psychology Adolescent health |
Zdroj: | Child and Adolescent Mental Health |
ISSN: | 1475-3588 1475-357X |
Popis: | Italy was the first country in Europe to deal with COVID-19. Measures taken by the government to contain the spread of the virus were based mainly on quarantine and social distancing, with dramatic economic, social and psychological consequences. Since March, Italian children and adolescents are facing school closures, which have caused a disruption in the daily lives of millions of young people and their families. To date, despite the slow reopening, the government has decided to maintain school closures for the entire academic year, leaving the future of young people in uncertainty. There is already some evidence that quarantine and social isolation are having negative impact on children's and adolescents' psychological well-being. Moreover, this situation will mainly affect those children and adolescents with pre-existing vulnerabilities and those suffering of mental disorders. It is imperative to keep young people's needs at the core of reconstruction plans, allowing them to return to school safely, and providing them with some strategies to heal and dealing with this stressful and potentially traumatic situation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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