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The research aims to understand how COVID-19 affected adolescent mental health trends over time.

April 14, 2026PEDIATRICS

Trends in Youth Mental Health Among Patients in Family Medicine Practices: 2017–2023

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Analysis shows rising anxiety and mood disorders during and after COVID-19 in youth, highlighting significant demographic differences.

The research aims to understand how COVID-19 affected adolescent mental health trends over time.
Analyzed electronic health record data from a national primary care registry.
Identified visits with diagnoses for various mental health disorders from 2017 to 2023.
Employed an interrupted time-series design to compare monthly visit rates before, during, and after the pandemic.
Average monthly anxiety diagnoses increased significantly post-pandemic, especially among females (71%) and males (62%).
Mood disorder and ADHD diagnoses rose among older females, remaining higher by 35% and 8.5% one year post-pandemic.
Monthly visit rates for mental health issues started decreasing significantly after the pandemic.

Lowenstein et al. (2026) studied this question.

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