Psychological impact of the COVID-19 in children and adolescents

• Main Author: Isabel María Sánchez Boris
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2021-02-01
• Series: Medisan
• Subjects: niño; adolescente; covid-19; coronavirussars-cov-2; pandemia; salud mental.
• Online Access: http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3245

The COVID-19 constitutes an emergency for the public health due to the high morbidity and mortality that it causes in human beings, along with significant economic and psychosocial repercussions. Children and adolescents constitute a community of special vulnerability. This pandemic is associated with the increment of psychosocial factors, such as: loss of healthy habits, violence within the family and abuse of new technologies. For such reasons a literature review was carried out on the effects and psychological impact of the COVID-19 in young population, associated risk factors and possible intervention strategies. It is indispensable the detection of these risk factors and the design of prevention strategies, comprehensive care, follow up in crisis and in later stages that would mean the protection of children and adolescents, and would contribute positive effects to these population groups.