Isolation, social distancing and extreme changes in daily life are hard now, but the United States also needs to be prepared for what may be an epidemic of clinical depression because of COVID-19. We are clinical psychological scientists at the University of Washington'sCenter for the Science o...
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered increased rates of depression, especially among college students. Due to social distancing guidelines, loneliness has been
The WHO brief said that young people, whose mental health has been affected by COVID-19, are disproportionally at risk of suicidal and self-harming behaviors. Women have been more severely impacted than men, and people with pre-existing physical health conditions, such as asthma, cancer or hea...
“Depression and anxiety are so common for these patients, so I make a note of it in my head. But so many long COVID patients have been dismissed and gaslit, so that’s not the first place I jump,” McAlpine said. “I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of patients, and I can’t thi...
But for Katie, whose battle with covid kept her from celebrating the holidays with loved ones, the journey to adjust was a bit tougher. "Everybody's anxiety levels have risen. College [is] a very anxiety-provoking four years and add a pandemic on top of it -- I think the two combine...
College students were more anxious and depressed during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 than they were during similar time frames in previous academic years, according to a Dartmouth study. The research also found that sedentary behavior increased dramatically during the onset of the public health ...
Having a severe case of Covid-19 appears to be linked with an increased risk of subsequent mental illness, including depression and anxiety disorders, and a new study finds that the association is strongest among people who were not vaccinated against th
This study aimed to explore the impact of the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental and physical states of sports students from Romania and also to compare the differences according to gender and the type of sport. Initially, in order to collect demographic data and health...
(avoidance, intrusion, and hyperarousal). Results from 3055 participants showed that 36.6% experienced psychological distress because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Avoidance was the most commonly cited symptom, with the psychological impact consistently higher for young people and women compared to men [...
This survey study examines the prevalence of depression symptoms among US adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic compared with