Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs.

Dhiman, Sapna; Sahu, Pradeep Kumar; Reed, William R.; Ganesh, G Shankar; Goyal, Ramesh K.; Jain, Shilpa

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103790

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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs.

Author(s): Sapna Dhiman, Pradeep Kumar Sahu, William Reed, G Ganesh, Ramesh K. Goyal, Shilpa Jain

Publication date: 2020-12-01

Journal: Research in Developmental Disabilities

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Keywords: COVID-19, Mental health, Caregiver strain, Telerehabilitation, Children with special needs

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While COVID-19 outbreak has had adverse psychological effects in children with special needs, the mental state and burden on their caregivers during this pandemic has yet to be reported.

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COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

Ravi Philip Rajkumar (2020)

Highlights • Subsyndromal mental health concerns are a common response to the COVID-19 outbreak. • These responses affect both the general public and healthcare workers. • Depressive and anxiety symptoms have been reported in 16–28% of subjects screened. • Novel methods of consultation, such as online services, can be helpful for these patients. • There is a need for further long-term research in this area, especially from other countries