Abstract
Preliminary data confirm the psychological impact that the COVID-19 crisis is causing in children and adolescents in the community population. It is unknown how it affects the child population who suffer intrafamilial abuse. The objective of the study was to examine the additional emotional impact of the measure of confinement in minors exposed to intimate partner violence towards women who received psychological attention in the Region of Murcia. One hundred and eighty-five mothers reported, by telephone comunication, how the confinement affected to 269 children between the ages of 0 and 18. Also the 108 minors who were 6 years old or older completed the list on their own emotional state. The incidence increasement of psychological disorders within this population has been low (1.1-4.8%), although among those with increased symptoms, behavioral disorganization and emotional disturbance was predominant. Likewise, it was found that some variables (sex, age, days of confinement, family conflict) contributed to increase the behavioral disorganization and traumatic stress/depression. It is necessary to develop more research in this line due to the derived implications both at diagnosis and treatment levels.
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