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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is a chronic condition that need longlife medical treatment. Chronic disease is a psychosocial stressor that related to mental, emotional and behavior problems in children and adolescent. Pandemic Covid-19 will increase risk of psychosocial problems. This study aims to identify psychosocial problems in children with CAH during pandemic Covid-19. This study took place at the Pediatric Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic in Dr Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia, assigning children aged 3 to 17 as sample. The sample size of this study was 28 subjects. Data were accumulated through interviews, questionnaires and medical records. Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ) was used in this study, distributed via google form and filled by the parents. The statistical analysis was undertaken using SPSS 21.0. Results showed that out of 28 children with CAH, 28.6% have emotional problem, 25% with behavioural problem, 46.4% have peer problem, 82.1% did not have hyperactivity/inattention problem and 85.7% with normal prosocial behaviour. It was concluded that children with CAH prone to have psychosocial problems.