Edited by: Anna Ordóñez, Andreas Witt, Andrés Martin, Jörg M. Fegert
The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted our lives. Therefore, we are proud to present this thematic series “Child and adolescent mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic”, with a collection of high quality papers on the impact of the current pandemic on child mental health and how the mental health systems are adapting to the situation. For more information see here and the editorial.
Increase in admission rates and symptom severity of childhood and adolescent anorexia nervosa in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from specialized eating disorder units in different European countries
The COVID-19 pandemic, associated with confinement and social isolation, seems to have impacted the course of many mental disorders in children and adolescents. An increase in hospital admission rates for juve...