GENEVA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday of a sharp increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression related to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused largely by social isolation. Young people and women are the worst hit. According to a scientific brief...
One in three adults, particularly women, younger adults and those of lower socioeconomic status, are experiencing psychological distress related to COVID-19, researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, reported in the journalPLOS ONE. COVID-19 continues to pose serious threats topublic healt...
The study documents dramatic changes inphysical activity, sleep and time use at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions to physical activity emerged as a leading risk factor for depression during the pandemic. Importantly, those who maintained their exercise habits were at significantly lower...
Researchers globally are still trying to figure out how to efficiently screen for, diagnose, and treat long COVID. But somestudieshave shown that the reduction ofserotonin– a chemical messenger in the body that affects mood levels – is actually linked to long COVID. That could mean that the...
the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, participants indicated their pre- and post-campus closure residence and responded to questions about social interactions and freedom-of-movement during the previous two weeks. They also provided information on recent illness-related symptoms and COVID-19 test ...
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...
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
Yet, much less is known about the impact of COVID-19 on paternal mental health. This study describes depression and anxiety and risk and protective factors among fathers of young children largely residing in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fathers (N = 70) of children 0 to 8 years ...
Objective To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with depression symptoms among US adults during vs before the COVID-19 pandemic. Design, Setting, and Participants This nationally representative survey study used 2 population-based surveys of US adults aged 18 or older. During CO...
Anxiety and depression levels during the COVID-19 pandemic reached their peak at its early stages then declined rapidly, likely because people adapted to circumstances, according to study results published inThe Lancet Psychiatry. “Some sources suggest that during the COVID-19...