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During the COVID-19 pandemic, children and adolescents visiting psychiatric outpatient departments frequently exhibited abnormal difficulty scales, particularly peer problems, and increased screen time positively correlated with conduct problems and hyperactivity. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To assess behavioral problems and determine their associations with sociodemographic and clinical variables among children and adolescents attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 30, 2026Telangana Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Pattern and clinical profile of children and adolescent visiting psychiatry outpatient department of tertiary health center amid COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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PKPoornima KhadangaGrant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals SDSarika DakshikarGrant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals GNGomati NadadgalliKLE Technological University

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Cross-sectional study uncovers high rates of ADHD and screen time-linked behavioral issues in youth, highlighting urgent mental health needs.

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To assess behavioral problems and determine their associations with sociodemographic and clinical variables among children and adolescents attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conducted a cross-sectional study evaluating 120 children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 years and their parents at a tertiary care psychiatry outpatient department.
Assessed behavioral problems using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and established clinical diagnoses via the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).
Attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder was the most common clinical diagnosis, identified in 18.3% of participants.
Abnormal total difficulty scores were present in the majority of participants, with peer problems representing the highest abnormal proportion at 63.3%.
Increased screen time was positively correlated with conduct problems (r = 0.22, P = 0.02) and hyperactivity (r = 0.22, P = 0.02).

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Khadanga et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f1626c1a8fb52e79e39b https://doi.org/10.4103/tjp.tjp_74_23

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Cross-sectional study uncovers high rates of ADHD and screen time-linked behavioral issues in youth, highlighting urgent mental health needs.

Pattern and clinical profile of children and adolescent visiting psychiatry outpatient department of tertiary health center amid COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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Pattern and clinical profile of children and adolescent visiting psychiatry outpatient department of tertiary health center amid COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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