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. 2020 Aug;12(S1):S79-S81.
doi: 10.1037/tra0000672. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on parents: A call to adopt urgent measures

Lilybeth Fontanesi  1 , Daniela Marchetti  1 , Cristina Mazza  2 , Serena Di Giandomenico  1 , Paolo Roma  3 , Maria Cristina Verrocchio  1
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The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on parents: A call to adopt urgent measures

Lilybeth Fontanesi et al. Psychol Trauma. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

The COVID-19 health crisis is strongly affecting the mental health of the general population. In particular, the pandemic may be producing psychological distress and collateral concerns for parents in lockdown, due to unstable financial circumstances, school closures, and suspended educational services for children. A call for measures to increase family-based interventions during the emergency is urgently needed to forestall psychopathological trajectories and prevent the exacerbation of vulnerable conditions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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