Anxiety, depression and post‐traumatic stress disorder symptoms in adolescents during the COVID‐19 outbreak and associated factors

• DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14880
• Publication Date: 2021-09-16T07:51:01Z
• Authors: Engin Burak Selçuk; Arzu Çalışkan Demir; Lale Gönenir Erbay; Özlem Özel Özcan; Hüseyin Gürer; Yunus Emre Dönmez
• Keywords: Depression; Pandemic

Outbreaks of infectious diseases have negative effects on mental health. Currently, there is very little information about the psychological COVID-19 pandemic adolescents and associated factors affecting their The aim present study to determine severity anxiety, depression post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in during outbreak, investigate with these symptoms.The was conducted a total 447 adolescents. Psychiatric were evaluated by use DSM-5 Level 2 Anxiety Scale, Depression Scale National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale. association between age, gender, residential area, presence participant, family or environment psychiatric linear regression analysis.The mean age participants 15.06, 38.3% men 61.7% women. rate moderate high levels 28%, 37.6% 28.5%, respectively. High living an urban area increased symptoms. In addition, female gender symptoms, anxiety shows that serious pandemic. These results emphasise need for health interventions are appropriate characteristics this group.