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Public (e)Health, Digital Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics (861) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (1808) JMH Theme Issue: COVID-19 and Mental Health: Impact and Interventions 2023 (405) Kids' and Adolescents' Use of Technology (122) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (524) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1183)

Published on in Vol 26 (2024)

This is a member publication of Imperial College London (Jisc)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/45114, first published .
Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to the Use of Digital Technologies: Longitudinal Cohort Study

Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to the Use of Digital Technologies: Longitudinal Cohort Study

Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to the Use of Digital Technologies: Longitudinal Cohort Study

Authors of this article:

Chen Shen1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rachel B Smith1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Joel Heller1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Alexander D V Spiers1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rhiannon Thompson1, 2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Helen Ward5 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonathan P Roiser6 Author Orcid Image ;   Dasha Nicholls7 Author Orcid Image ;   Mireille B Toledano1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image
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