Depression was rising among young people in Southern California. COVID made it worse
3 months, 1 week ago

Depression was rising among young people in Southern California. COVID made it worse

LA Times  

New data from Southern California children, teens and young adults show that rising rates of depression and anxiety increased further during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children, teens and young adults in Southern California had been grappling with rising rates of depression and anxiety for years before the pandemic. Among 1.7 million young patients who were part of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California health system, the prevalence of clinically diagnosed depression was 60% higher in 2021 than it had been five years earlier, according to a new study. The prevalence of anxiety among young patients who did not have depression also rose by 35% during that period, researchers found.

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No evidence of mental health ‘tsunami’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study
1 year, 9 months ago

No evidence of mental health ‘tsunami’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 21, 2023 14:29 IST - 4 MINS READ The COVID-19 pandemic may not have been as damaging to people’s mental health as once thought, a new study has indicated. Overall, the pandemic caused minimal changes in depression, anxiety, and mental health symptoms among the general population compared to times before the pandemic. Same s*** different year Brett …

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis : 1A
1 year, 10 months ago

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis : 1A

NPR  

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images In the wake of the pandemic, many people are struggling with their mental health regardless of their age. The numbers show that 4 in 10 U.S. high schoolers experienced persistent feelings of sadness …

Spike in depression among French youth has links with Covid-19, reveals study
1 year, 10 months ago

Spike in depression among French youth has links with Covid-19, reveals study

Firstpost  

The study found that 20.8 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds reported having experienced a depressive episode in the last 12 months, compared with 11.7 per cent in the previous survey conducted in 2017 Paris: A major French mental health study has found a huge rise in the number of young people reporting depression, with the most likely cause seen …

Anxiety, depression more likely in first wave COVID-19 patients: Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Anxiety, depression more likely in first wave COVID-19 patients: Study

Hindustan Times  

When compared to people who avoided COVID-19 in the same time period, individuals who reported having COVID in early 2020 were also 1.67 times more likely to have clinically significant levels of anxiety after 13 months. Anxiety, depression more likely in first wave COVID-19 patients: Study More than 3,000 UK individuals, representing a cross-section of the general public, were polled …

Covid lockdowns physically aged American teenagers' brains
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid lockdowns physically aged American teenagers' brains

Daily Mail  

The pandemic physically altered teenagers' brains, a study has found. Study first author Professor Ian Gotlib, of Stanford University in the United States, said: 'We already know from global research that the pandemic has adversely affected mental health in youth, but we didn't know what, if anything, it was doing physically to their brains.' The above figure is from an …

Stress, anxiety increase chances of getting long Covid: What new study says
2 years, 4 months ago

Stress, anxiety increase chances of getting long Covid: What new study says

Live Mint  

A Harvard University study has found that depression, anxiety, worries about the pandemic and other sources of distress prior to getting Covid-19 may increase the chance of developing persistent “long-haul” symptoms. What experts know about ‘long Covid’ and who is at risk of getting it: The Harvard researchers in the study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry Psychological informed …

How to cope with mental health issues triggered by Covid
2 years, 5 months ago

How to cope with mental health issues triggered by Covid

India Today  

The pandemic has triggered a mental health tsunami worldwide. Initially, this caused a sense of panic, which stoked a strong sense of uncertainty and affected our mental well-being.” Medical experts confirm receiving more patients with complaints of anxiety, mood swings, panic attacks, fear, sleep disturbance, constant worry and recurring fears of either contracting Covid-19 or losing their loved ones. Its …

Pandemic increased anxiety, depression by a quarter: A'dam researchers
2 years, 9 months ago

Pandemic increased anxiety, depression by a quarter: A'dam researchers

NL Times  

Psychological complaints like anxiety and depression increased by a quarter worldwide in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to researchers from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and the World Health Organization. The researchers call the information now known about the coronavirus' impact on mental health "just the tip of the iceberg." "This is a wake-up call for all …

Research suggests mental health distress continued to increase during pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Research suggests mental health distress continued to increase during pandemic

Hindustan Times  

The findings of a new report suggest that half a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, several men and women in the USA continued to experience psychological distress, depression, and anxiety. The report, led by Corinne Leach, senior principal scientist, American Cancer Society, used data from the American Cancer Study's Cancer Prevention Study-3 cohort from two waves, 2018 and July- September …

Ensuring mental well-being amid Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Ensuring mental well-being amid Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The pandemic has affected almost every aspect of our lives, especially our mental health. About 2500 prescriptions every month, as opposed to 1750 prescriptions per month in the pre-pandemic era, are being given to manage symptoms like anxiety, depression, panic attacks, insomnia, and other related symptoms,” says Dr Kushal Banerjee, a senior homeopath from Dr. Kalyan Banerjee’s Clinic. Experts feel …

Covid-19 Impacted Mental Health of Adolescent Girls, Finds Lancet Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Impacted Mental Health of Adolescent Girls, Finds Lancet Study

News 18  

Covid-19 has had a significant, detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, especially in girls, according to a large study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The study found that negative mental health outcomes were disproportionately reported by girls and older adolescents, compared to same-age peers prior to the pandemic. The study compared current data with several pre-pandemic time points, which enabled …

Covid-19 Significantly Impacted Mental Health of Adolescent Girls
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Significantly Impacted Mental Health of Adolescent Girls

News 18  

Covid-19 has had a significant, detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, especially in girls, according to a large study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The study found that negative mental health outcomes were disproportionately reported by girls and older adolescents, compared to same-age peers prior to the pandemic. The study compared current data with several pre-pandemic time points, which enabled …

Covid-19 induced lockdown negatively impacted mental health of teenagers: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 induced lockdown negatively impacted mental health of teenagers: Study

Hindustan Times  

The findings of a national poll suggests that the Covid-19 induced lockdown may have taken a heavy toll on the mental health of teenagers. Teens' mental health negatively impacted by pandemic, reveals poll conducted in US Forty-six per cent of parents say their teen has shown signs of a new or worsening mental health condition since the start of the …

I'm A Therapist Working With Children And Families. Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Them.
3 years, 10 months ago

I'm A Therapist Working With Children And Families. Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Them.

Huff Post  

"Even the fear of germs, which may have been considered a phobia or obsessional thought for children and adults, is now at least somewhat appropriate," the author writes. Getty Images As a psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert working in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic with parents of children and adolescents, and often with the children themselves, it has …

Covid-19 triggers OCD in children and young people: Study
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 triggers OCD in children and young people: Study

Hindustan Times  

Children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions may experience their OCD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms worsen during a crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study. Nearly half of the children and young people who belonged to the first group reported that their symptoms had become worse, while a third of them replied that their …

Covid-19 fear still pushing one in five into depression
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 fear still pushing one in five into depression

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A peer review in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry says 55 per cent of people have suffered depression post-lockdown due to sudden loss of jobs, financial crisis in business and uncertainty about future. Mental health experts involved in tele-consultations say lot of young people are seeking help for depression, anxiety and anger management. Dr. Rahul Aggarwal, senior consultant general …

Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults
4 years, 3 months ago

Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. One possible explanation for the age gap could be that young adults have less experience dealing …

Signs of depression have tripled in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic got underway
4 years, 4 months ago

Signs of depression have tripled in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic got underway

LA Times  

The COVID-19 pandemic has touched pretty much every person in America — and it shows in the state of our mental health. The surveys — which were sent out between March 31 and April 13 — included a widely used mental health assessment that asked about a range of symptoms, from loss of appetite to “thoughts that you would be …

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times
4 years, 4 months ago

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

Associated Press  

Mental health therapists’ caseloads are bulging. That’s double the rate from a different survey two years ago, Boston University researchers said Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. “There is no question that many people in the U.S. and worldwide are experiencing real and often distressing emotional reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and, in some cases, to contracting the …

Depression rate doubles during Covid-19 pandemic in UK, official data shows
4 years, 4 months ago

Depression rate doubles during Covid-19 pandemic in UK, official data shows

Hindustan Times  

The proportion of people in Britain suffering with depression has almost doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic, official data showed on Tuesday. The data raises questions about the wider public health costs of a pandemic that has already left Britain with the highest excess mortality rate among major European countries, according to a recent ONS analysis. “Adults who were young, female, …

Depression in British adults may have doubled during coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Depression in British adults may have doubled during coronavirus pandemic

CNN  

CNN — Nearly a fifth of British adults likely experienced some form of depression during the coronavirus pandemic, according to official figures released Tuesday — twice as many as before the pandemic hit. Some 19.2% of British adults likely had some form of depression in June, up from 9.7% before the pandemic, said the UK’s Office for National Statistics in …

10 Mental Health Signs To Watch Out For In Kids In The Age Of COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

10 Mental Health Signs To Watch Out For In Kids In The Age Of COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures required to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus are taking a toll on Americans’ mental health. Just like us, our children are experiencing a great deal of loss of their normal lives right now,” said Genevieve von Lob, a psychologist and author of “Happy Parent, Happy …

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