Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of anxiety and depression
Although no association was found between SARS-CoV-2 infection and new diagnoses of anxiety and/or depression, SARS-CoV-2-positive participants were more likely to experience confusion/lack of concentration, abdominal pain, and insomnia. This finding, in the context of an increased prevalence of new diagnoses of anxiety and depression, underscores the impacts of societal changes on the mental health of children. Our finding that some non-specific symptoms were more frequently reported by SARS-CoV-2-positive participants emphasizes the need for further investigation of the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms.
Authors
- Naveen Poonai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-0413)
- Gabrielle Freire
- Anne Moffatt
- Simon Berthelot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0372-0586)
- Roger Zemek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7807-2459)
- April Kam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-0966)
- Bruce Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5056-9356)
- Robert Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5505-0716)
- Darcy Beer
- Marina I. Salvadori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5371-6510)
- Vikram Sabhaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9460-2998)
- Frederick Dun-Dery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2791-0103)
- Jocelyn Gravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-4990)
- Brett Burstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9514)
- Stephen B. Freedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-6192)
- Jason G. Emsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-6329)
- Kathleen Winston
- Jianling Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-154X)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- McMaster Children's Hospital (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Winnipeg (CA)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1524617
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61