Background: COVID-19 has affected humanity not only physically but also mentally. It was expected to have impact on high-risk groups such as the immunocompromised patients and parents/caregivers of them. Our study was aimed to investigate the COVID-19related anxiety, post-traumatic stress levels, and sleep-related parameters of the parents of children with primary immunodeficiency. Methods: Parents of children with primary immunodeficiency and age and gender-matched control group completed questionnaires. Results: Anxiety and post-traumatic stress levels of the study group were found to be significantly higher than the control group. Furthermore, sleep time of the study group was significantly lower than the control group. The subjective sleep quality of the study group was also lower in the study group, but the difference did not reach a significant level. Conclusions: In the ongoing and other possible pandemic processes, professional support for the parents of these children is of great importance.

Healthcare workers (HCWs) also became the main protagonist of the tragic pandemic story. They have had a markedly higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. Outside work, healthcare workers with children have experienced mental health challenges, including the worry that they may carry COVID-19 home and infect their children. Based on these, the current study aimed to examine the effect of parental COVID-19 anxiety on emotional exhaustion and identify the roles of resilience, prosocialness, and optimism in this relationship. The findings demonstrated that prosocialness moderated the relationship between personal COVID-19 anxiety and emotional exhaustion by alleviating the depleting effects of personal COVID-19 anxiety. At the same time, prosocialness reinforced the negative effect of resilience on emotional exhaustion. On the other side, optimism moderated the relationship between parental COVID-19 anxiety and resilience by alleviating the adverse effect of parental COVID-19 anxiety. Moreover, it buffered the exacerbating effect of parental anxiety on personal anxiety. In conclusion, promoting personal resources (i.e., resilience, prosocialness, and optimism) seems an excellent way to mitigate the adverse consequences of the pandemic on mental health. Furthermore, the increment in parental mental health problems during COVID-19 pandemic may have long-term effects on children. Considering this perspective, we need to develop a proactive approach for parents’ now and children’s futures.

Objective: Adolescence is marked by significant physical, psychosocial, and cognitive changes. This developmental stage increases vulnerability to mental health challenges, with several mental disorders first manifesting during this period and potentially persisting into adulthood, thus imposing a substantial societal burden. Addressing interventions and protective factors is crucial for enhancing adolescent mental health. However, the role of meaning in life (MIL)—a principal concept in existential psychology for maintaining psychological well-being—has not been thoroughly investigated. This study explored the relationship between MIL and psychological distress in adolescents and proposed that psychological resilience might mediate this relationship. Methods: The study sample comprised 113 adolescents attending the Silifke State Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic in Mersin, Türkiye. Data collection occurred through face-to-face interviews based on DSM-5 criteria between February 2024 and March 2024. Results: The findings indicated that the presence of MIL significantly negatively predicted psychological distress (b = –.16 [–.23, –.09], p < .001). Furthermore, psychological resilience completely mediated the association between MIL and psychological distress (b = –.04 [–.07, –.01]). Discussion: Strengthening MIL and resilience may effectively reduce psychological distress among adolescents. Additional longitudinal studies are necessary to further elucidate the relationship between MIL and mental health in this population.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of children and adolescents whom juvenile courts have given health measures. Methods: The data of 351 cases that were followed up and treated in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of Mersin City Training and Research Hospital between March 2017 and June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The mean age of the cases was 12.71±3.61, and the majority (66.1%) were girls. The family’s inadequacy in care was the most common reason for health measure decisions (35.3%). 54.7% of children and adolescents belonged to broken families. While the rate of having at least one psychiatric diagnosis was 63.2%, the most common diagnosis was anxiety disorder, with 23.9%. Nearly half of the cases (46.7%) were not followed up regularly within the scope of health measures. Conclusion: The frequency of health measure decisions for children and adolescents is increasing. This study exhibited the high rates of psychopathology and family problems in children with health measure decisions. A holistic approach that includes the family and social environment should be developed in these cases’ follow-up and treatment processes.