Adolescents’ symptoms of anxiety and depression before and during the Covid-19 outbreak – A prospective population-based study of teenagers in Norway

Background: Lockdown policies related to the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic has potential negative consequences for mental health in youths. Methods: Anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed in 3 572 adolescents, age 13 to 16 using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-10), in a representative longitudinal...

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Main Authors: Gertrud Sofie Hafstad, Sjur Skjørshammer Sætren, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Else-Marie Augusti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776221000703