Global Journal of Medical Research, K: Interdisciplinary, Volume 22 Issue 3

42 Year 2022 Global Journal of Medical Research Volume XXII Issue III Version I ( D ) K © 2022 Global Journals The Psychological Effects of the Covid 19 Pandemic on Adolescents “varied from 3 weeks to 6 months concerning the implementation of public health measures” (Cohen et al., 2021). Together, these incidents allow significant room for misrepresentation and limit the accuracy of the findings. More research needs to be done to adequately represent these adolescents so that protective measures can be put in place to get them through these unprecedented times. a) Study Design The research subjects of this review were adolescents, including students who were ages 10-21 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The review articles for this research were published between 2019-and 2021 and conveyed a combination of review and qualitative research. This was ideal for the present research as it allows a detailed review of the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents. b) Eligible Studies and Study Databases For this research, the articles chosen were articles published during the COVID-19 pandemic which were obtained utilising google scholar. The main keywords used in the search were: COVID-19, adolescents, highschoolers, mental health and psychological effects. The information in the selected articles was reviewed by each author and utilised in the research. Author Reference Title of paper Main Finding Krass et al (2021) US Paediatric Emergency Department visits for mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 1.7% increase departmenal visits for mental health with an additional increase in suicide and suicide ideation by patients Listernick&Badawy (2021) Mental health implications of the COVID-19: PHMT. Paediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics. Anxiety and depression were found to be the main mental health effects affecting adolescents. Liang et al (2020) The effect of covid-19 on Youth Mental Health - Psychiatric Quarterly. The overall mental health of adolescents worsened during the course of the pandemic. Saurabh &Ranjan (2020) Compliance and psychological impact of quarantine in children and adolescents due to covid-19 pandemic. Indian journal of paediatrics. Quarantined adolescents showed to have experienced some form of psychological distress compared to those who were not quarantined. Essadek&Rabeyron (2020) Mental health of French students during the COVID-19 pandemic . Journal of Affective Disorders. It was reported that girls scored higher on anxiety, distress and depression scales O’Sullivan et al (2021) A qualitative study of child and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 18 (3), 1062. The major cause of these psychological changes in these adolescents was mainly attributed to social isolation and other pandemic- related restrictions. Lee (2020) Mental health effects of school closures during COVID-19. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health , 4 (6), 421. It was noted that 83% of respondents felt that the pandemic made their existing mental health conditions worse. 26% of these attributed the changes to limited mental health support due to reduced face-to-face services and communication challenges through the phone or online III. M aterials and D esign IV. R esults