Abstract
As COVID-19 grips the world, many people are quarantined or isolated resulting in adverse consequences for the mental health of youth. This rapid review takes into account the impact of quarantine on mental health of children and adolescents, and proposes measures to improve psychological outcomes of isolation. Three electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, and ISI Web of Science were searched. Two independent reviewers performed title and abstract screening followed by full-text screening. This review article included 10 studies. The seven studies before onset of COVID 19 about psychological impact of quarantine in children have reported isolation, social exclusion stigma and fear among the children. The most common diagnoses were acute stress disorder, adjustment disorder, grief, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Three studies during the COVID-19 pandemic reported restlessness, irritability, anxiety, clinginess and inattention with increased screen time in children during quarantine. These adverse consequences can be tackled through carefully formulated multilevel interventions.
Highlights
Children and adolescents account for 42% of the world’s population with 26% being younger than 15 years of age.[1]
We identified a remarkable dearth of data on the impact of quarantine on children and adolescents during disease outbreaks
Psychiatric Issues: children are vulnerable to environmental risks but statistics regarding psychological impact of home confinement, quarantine and isolation in children and adolescents are elusive and very few studies address this important aspect
Summary
Children and adolescents account for 42% of the world’s population with 26% being younger than 15 years of age.[1].
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