Psycho-Pathological Manifestations In An Adolescent Due to The Impact of COVID-19

Authors

  • Rosa María Berovides Antón Hospital Pediátrico Docente Sur Dr. ``Antonio María Beguez Cesar.Santiago de Cuba.Cuba
  • Dania Díaz Maren Hospital Pediátrico Docente Sur Dr. ``Antonio María Beguez Cesar.Santiago de Cuba.Cuba

Keywords:

adolescent, confinement, psycho-pathological manifestations, COVID-19.

Abstract

Introduction: Adolescence is one of the most transcendental stages of life. In it the brain undergoes a series of changes and connections that represent a before and after for the person. Every teenager lives this experience in a different way. Many studies show the devastating consequences left by the confinement generated by the COVID-19 pandemic in this population segment, and the importance of applying adequate treatment. 

Objective: To identify the psycho-pathological manifestations against the impact of COVID-19. 

Case presentation: Female adolescent, 13 years old, of urban origin, with a previous mental health history, who lives with both parents and a younger sister, in a harmonious family environment. She went to the emergency service in the company of her mother, after presenting depressive and anxious manifestations given by fears of being infected, of death, of being alone, of darkness, of losing her relatives; she wandered back and forth without any purpose and refused to eat food. It all started at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was decided to admit her to the psychiatric service of "Dr. Antonio María Béguez César" South Teaching Pediatric Hospital, in Santiago de Cuba province in April 2020. 

Conclusions: Psychotherapeutic intervention and psycho-pharmacological treatment were effective in reducing anxiety, fear of death, phobia and obsessive elements, and depression and insomnia generated by the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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Author Biographies

Rosa María Berovides Antón, Hospital Pediátrico Docente Sur Dr. ``Antonio María Beguez Cesar.Santiago de Cuba.Cuba

Especialista de 1 grado en Psiquiatría Infanti.l 

Máster en Atención Integral al Niño.

Dania Díaz Maren, Hospital Pediátrico Docente Sur Dr. ``Antonio María Beguez Cesar.Santiago de Cuba.Cuba

Especialista de 1 grado en Psiquiatría Infantil

Máster en Atención Integral al Niño

Published

2023-04-06

How to Cite

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Berovides Antón RM, Díaz Maren D. Psycho-Pathological Manifestations In An Adolescent Due to The Impact of COVID-19. Rev Cubana Pediatría [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 6 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];95. Available from: https://revpediatria.sld.cu/index.php/ped/article/view/2407

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PEDIATRÍA