{"title":"[Adolescent Mental Health during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic].","authors":"Mariko Hosozawa","doi":"10.11477/mf.188160960770010059","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, deterioration of adolescent mental health was observed worldwide. In Japan, the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent mental health was more severe among boys than girls and in the later phases of the pandemic. An increased number of adolescent suicides was also reported. In this paper, I outline possible reasons for the observed phenomenon and conclude that continuous monitoring and interventions to promote help-seeking among adolescents are required.</p>","PeriodicalId":52507,"journal":{"name":"Brain and Nerve","volume":"77 1","pages":"59-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Brain and Nerve","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.188160960770010059","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, deterioration of adolescent mental health was observed worldwide. In Japan, the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent mental health was more severe among boys than girls and in the later phases of the pandemic. An increased number of adolescent suicides was also reported. In this paper, I outline possible reasons for the observed phenomenon and conclude that continuous monitoring and interventions to promote help-seeking among adolescents are required.