Combating the Dangers of Sedentary Activity on Child and Adolescent Mental Health During the Time of COVID-19

Vijay A. Mittal; Joseph Firth; David Kimhy

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.003

Combating the Dangers of Sedentary Activity on Child and Adolescent Mental Health During the Time of COVID-19

Vijay A. Mittal^*, Joseph Firth, David Kimhy

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Abstract

Although the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, subsequent quarantine, and social distancing on physical activity has been covered extensively, there has been limited focus on the resulting sedentary behavior¹ on existing and emerging psychopathology. This is particularly disconcerting regarding children and adolescents, who rely on the ability to play to meet developmental milestones and who require more exercise than adults. Youth populations have been significantly disrupted by school closures and home confinement and are in developmental periods that overlap with the emergence of serious mental illness. Therefore, it is important to consider the mental health consequences for youths, and also explore ways to combat sedentary activity for this vulnerable population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1197-1198
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	59
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.08.003
State	Published - Nov 2020

Funding

Dr. Mittal has received support from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R33 MH103231 . Dr. Firth has received support from a University of Manchester Presidential Fellowship (P123958), a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship (MR/T021780/1), and a National Institute of Complementary Medicine-Blackmores Institute Fellowship. Dr. Kimhy has received support from NIMH R01 MH110623.

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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