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cord-329708-ns7ehm02	Xiang, Mi	Depressive symptoms in students during school closure due to COVID‐19 in Shanghai	2020-09-30		.txt	text/plain	1003	69	61	The drastic changes in children's lifestyle during school closure may deteriorate their mental health. 3 The present paper reports the changes in depressive symptoms among students in Shanghai caused by school closure due to the COVID-19 epidemic. As regards positive aspects of lifestyle change during school closure, 71%, 80%, and 83% of children were satisfied with having more time "at home," "with their parents," and "doing their own things," respectively. School closure with staying-at-home policy should drastically decrease the opportunity of direct contact with persons other than family members, decrease physical activity, and increase the time of screen viewing, all of which may deteriorate mental health of school children. In conclusion, the present longitudinal study in Shanghai during the COVID-19 does not show any evidence of increased depressive symptoms among students after a two-month school closure. Additional study is required to assess long-term effect of school closure on mental health and educational attainment of children.	./cache/cord-329708-ns7ehm02.txt	./txt/cord-329708-ns7ehm02.txt