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The Covid-19 pandemic had a major psychosocial impact on the mental health of children and adolescents, especially when the child has mental health problems During containment, the healthcare structures were subject to a significant restriction of their activities The child and adolescent psychiatry department of the Mongi Slim Hospital in Tunis has set up telephone follow-up for patients deemed to be at risk This follow-up involved 166 cases, the majority of them were suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders, followed by depressive disorders and adjustment disorders A third of the patients had reported a worsening of the symptoms during the containment and a third had reported clinical improvement During this follow-up, recommendations were made to parents to limit the negative impact of Covid-19 pandemic Maintaining follow-up of patients with mental disorders by telemedicine is a major challenge in order to prevent the repercussions of this pandemic in the long term © 2020, Maison du Medicine All rights reserved
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