Table 8.

Pandemic-specific problems/changes (N = 193) (free text summary)

	N
Fear of the future, education more difficult, career entry more difficult, lack of perspective, disorientation, “stolen youth”	49
School absenteeism, school anxiety, fear of returning to school	25
Lack of social contact, loneliness	24
Hypochondria/anxieties/compulsions intensified or newly developed because of pandemic hygiene rules and attention to symptoms	18
Digital media consumption, digital media addiction	16
Obsessive–compulsive patients had more time to pursue compulsions, anxiety and compulsions increased or new, panic attacks	15
Suicidality/depression	13
Lack of sports opportunities exacerbate hyperactivity and weight problems, no recreational opportunities	11
Family conflicts, domestic violence	11
Lack of school and parental guidance, lack of structure	10
Financial problems, parents’ loss of work promotes conflicts	7
Loss of stabilizing factors (e.g., meeting friends, future plans, meeting grandparents) leads to decompensation	6
Difficulty in detaching from parents; adolescents feeling overly controlled by parents	5
Fear that family members might die or be infected, topic of death, mourning	5
Activity buildup impossible for patients with depression	4
Positive aspects: Families benefit from quiet time at home, relief from social pressure for autistic patients, fathers are more present	4
Drugs	4
Insufficient regulatory control of families at risk	1
Long-COVID syndrome	1