even a disruption of mental health services.Given our experience with previous pandemics,the present COVID-19 crisis can be expected to cause psychological trauma,and steps are needed to address this issue proactively.Policies focusing on the long-term mental health consequences of COVID-19 may ...
Mental illness among teens and young adults has been an increasingly prevalent issue, observed to have been exacerbated by COVID-19. In fact, over the course of the pandemic, youth anxiety and depression doubled globally.[1] The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the prevalence of ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- American children's mental health crisis has gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two new studies published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. Both studies examined pediatric emergency department (ED) vis...
NEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, U.S. experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children, which is now playing out at schools in the form of increased childhood depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, fights and thoughts ...
COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health UN Sustainable Development Group Policy Brief (United Nations, 2020). Tackling the Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis: An Integrated, Whole-of-Society Response (OECD, 2021). Rehm, J. & Shield, K. D. Global burden of disease ...
Mental HealthCOVID-19PandemicsElementary School StudentsParent AttitudesSchool ClosingStudent AdjustmentNormsHygieneThe COVID-19 crisis has affected everyone, especially elementary school-aged children who might be too young to fully understand the sudden changes in familiar social norms as well as the ...
This Topical Collection will bring together biological, psychological, public health and epidemiology research related to the broad and critical topic of COVID-19 and mental illness.
In this time of crisis it is important that mental health is not neglected. Although slowing the spread of COVID-19 should remain of utmost importance, it is also important to pay attention to one’s own mental health. That being said, everyone should act responsibly by staying home and ...
In October 2021, theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics found“soaring rates of mental health challenges among children, adolescents, and their families over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Two months later, Murthyissued an advisoryon the youth mental health crisis, emphasizing that mental healt...
1 If untreated, mental health problems can lead to many negative health and social outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic may worsen existing mental health problems and lead to more cases among children and adolescents because of the unique combination of the public health crisis, social isolation, and...