How has the pandemic affected mental health?
3 years, 4 months ago

How has the pandemic affected mental health?

The Hindu  

Throughout the pandemic, some people have experienced mood swings, irritability, and other symptoms of depression. We've also found that excessive looking for news and scrolling for news on COVID was related to declines in mental health, so it really does depend on how you're using social media. If it is making it really difficult to carry out your activities, things that you need to do, if it's impacting your work, your parenting, your relationships, then it is important to seek help. Whether or not you feel you meet some clinical threshold, I think it's important to consider how it is impacting one's life. So we've really had the opportunity to think about, and as researchers, to study what is it about our daily lives that is necessary to maintain mental health, regardless of whether or not we've slipped into depression, but just on a daily basis.

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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 …

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show
1 year, 10 months ago

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

The Hindu  

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. But isolation, online schooling and increased reliance on social media during the pandemic made things worse for many kids, mental health experts say. The results “reflect so …

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show
1 year, 10 months ago

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

Associated Press  

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. — Recent poor mental health was reported by half of LGBTQ kids and almost one-third of American Indian and Alaska Native youth. But isolation, online schooling and …

The pandemic took a harsh toll on teen girls’ mental health, CDC says
1 year, 10 months ago

The pandemic took a harsh toll on teen girls’ mental health, CDC says

LA Times  

Players on the Stanford women’s soccer team wear warmup jerseys with “Mental Health Matters” on their backs and a butterfly patch on their sleeves to remember late goalie Katie Meyer, who died by suicide earlier in the year. The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, …

Pandemic increased anxiety, depression by a quarter: A'dam researchers
2 years, 8 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 …

Covid-19 triggered 25% jump in anxiety, depression; youngsters worst hit: WHO
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 triggered 25% jump in anxiety, depression; youngsters worst hit: WHO

India Today  

With the Omicron variant of coronavirus now under control and life returning to normal, a new report from the World Health Organisation paints a grim picture when it comes to mental health. The pandemic also had an impact on the availability of mental health services as the report flagged gaps in provisions to include mental health and psychosocial support in …

Your Risk Of A Mental Health Disorder Increases After COVID
2 years, 10 months ago

Your Risk Of A Mental Health Disorder Increases After COVID

Huff Post  

Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images New research published this week shines a light on another group of people whose mental health and well-being have been hit particularly hard over the past two years: people infected with COVID-19. “We need to acknowledge this reality and address these conditions now before they balloon into a much larger mental health crisis.” The connection between …

How has the pandemic affected children's mental health? AIIMS professor explains
3 years, 5 months ago

How has the pandemic affected children's mental health? AIIMS professor explains

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic put a lot of pressure on the mental health of people, but it was especially hard on children with schools closed for months on end, and restrictions on being able to play with or meet friends and peers. Dr Rajesh Sagar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi and Member, Central Mental …

From panic attacks to obsessive compulsive disorders, how COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health
3 years, 6 months ago

From panic attacks to obsessive compulsive disorders, how COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health

Firstpost  

In the second wave, many people have been struggling to cope with the loss of loved ones, not being able to perform their final rites, the helplessness of not finding oxygen or beds, etc At the start of the pandemic in 2020, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, started a national helpline for COVID-related mental health issues. …

Number of adults experiencing depression more than doubles during pandemic, figures show
3 years, 7 months ago

Number of adults experiencing depression more than doubles during pandemic, figures show

The Independent  

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A verified list of therapists you can talk to during covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

A verified list of therapists you can talk to during covid-19

Live Mint  

For most, across the country, the second wave of the pandemic has brought with it a fresh set of anxieties and stress. While it's important to take care of one's physical wellbeing at this time, it is equally significant to tend to one's mental health to be able to cope with the pandemic. "We have covid support circles related to …

Post-Covid PTSD: the storm after the storm
3 years, 8 months ago

Post-Covid PTSD: the storm after the storm

CNN  

CNN — At first, the thermometer read 101. “It may occur in patients who experienced a traumatic event,” Dr. Delfina Janiri,who helped a single-center study published February 2021 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatryand psychiatrist at Policlinicio Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli in Italy, told CNN. But for sure the people reporting more persistent clinical symptoms are also …

How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting mental health
3 years, 9 months ago

How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting mental health

Al Jazeera  

The World Health Organization has warned the coronavirus pandemic could have a years-long effect on mental health. “From the very beginning of the pandemic, those of us who worked in the field knew that there … would be a mental health crisis,” Dr Steven Taylor, a professor and clinical psychologist at the University of British Columbia and author of The …

The Pandemic Has Increased Our Stress Levels, And It's Affecting Our Physical Health
3 years, 9 months ago

The Pandemic Has Increased Our Stress Levels, And It's Affecting Our Physical Health

NPR  

The Pandemic Has Increased Our Stress Levels, And It's Affecting Our Physical Health A new survey by the American Psychological Association finds that Americans have been more stressed out in the past year than in previous years, and it's also taking a toll on our physical health. A new survey by the American Psychological Association finds the stress of the …

How Therapists Have Been Coping With The COVID-19 Pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

How Therapists Have Been Coping With The COVID-19 Pandemic

Huff Post  

Alexandra Bowman for HuffPost Bent Not Broken is a look back on the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted our mental health, plus advice on how to manage our well-being moving forward. Take daily walks “I am taking 20-minute walks each day ― even when it’s raining,” said Leonard Felder, licensed psychologist based in Los …

12 People On How Their Mental Health Has Changed During The Pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

12 People On How Their Mental Health Has Changed During The Pandemic

Huff Post  

Illustration: Alexandra Bowman for HuffPost; Photo: Getty Bent Not Broken is a look back on the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted our mental health, plus advice on how to manage our well-being moving forward. While she hopes her anxiety levels will return to baseline once people are allowed to safely engage in more activities, …

The Most Common Ways The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Mental Health
3 years, 9 months ago

The Most Common Ways The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Mental Health

Huff Post  

Alexandra Bowman for HuffPost Bent Not Broken is a look back on the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted our mental health, plus advice on how to manage our well-being moving forward. “Dealing with grief and loss, whether that be the loss of a loved one to COVID-19 or the loss of our expectations for …

For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges
3 years, 10 months ago

For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on both kids and adults. “This generation is losing out on this key transition period,” says Kathryn Sabella, director of research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research. “There’s a sense of despair and hopelessness.” Emerging adulthood is a key time to explore career options, …

The pandemic will end someday. The trauma will linger
3 years, 11 months ago

The pandemic will end someday. The trauma will linger

Salon  

Ever since Pfizer and Moderna announced the development of successful COVID-19 vaccines, the end of the pandemic has been in sight. "We always look at trauma in phases, if we're looking at it intelligently anyway, because there is the moment of trauma, then there's the immediate aftermath of trauma," Dr. Lise Van Susteren, general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, DC, …

It’s Not Just You: Everyone’s Mental Health Is Suffering
3 years, 11 months ago

It’s Not Just You: Everyone’s Mental Health Is Suffering

Wired  

This is the first sentence I’ve written this week. While there’s been ample discussion of the economic fallout from a global pandemic, the toll it takes on our collective mental health is harder to quantify. It’s almost impossible to stay at home for months on end, cancel years worth of events, and disrupt even basic routines like how we shop …

City logs on to virtual yoga and mindfulness in mental health battle
4 years ago

City logs on to virtual yoga and mindfulness in mental health battle

The Telegraph  

The writers of Industry, BBC Two’s new drama following five interns at a fictional London investment bank, are not subtle about how they perceive the pressures of City life. Faye McGuinness, head of workplace wellbeing at Mind, the mental health charity, says the crisis has been the catalyst many corporates needed to push mental wellbeing up the agenda. “It has …

Coronavirus: How can society thrive post-pandemic?
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: How can society thrive post-pandemic?

BBC  

Coronavirus: How can society thrive post-pandemic? This implies that the pandemic will have long-lasting negative impacts on people’s mental health. But with an estimated half-million more people likely to experience mental health problems as a result of the economic impact of the pandemic, we urgently need to change the status quo and reshape society’s priorities to put wellbeing at the …

Covid-19 fear still pushing one in five into depression
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Health Workers Continued to Face PTSD Even After a Year of Earlier Pandemic Outbreaks, Finds Study
4 years, 2 months ago

Health Workers Continued to Face PTSD Even After a Year of Earlier Pandemic Outbreaks, Finds Study

News 18  

Almost a quarter of health-care workers experienced post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms during the most acute phase of the previous pandemic outbreaks — with 11.9 per cent of front-line workers experiencing symptoms almost a year on, new research has revealed. “Nurses, doctors, allied health professionals and all support staff based in hospitals where patients with Covid-19 are treated are facing considerable …

Is everybody doing okay amid the pandemic? US researchers ask social media
4 years, 2 months ago

Is everybody doing okay amid the pandemic? US researchers ask social media

Firstpost  

Though the answer is not a perfect representation of the national mental health, analysis of Twitter data shows an uptick in signs of sadness, anxiety, depression, stress, and suicidal thoughts as compared to 2019 Which was the saddest day of them all? “We were pleasantly surprised that there is so much signal in someone’s social media feed that can help …

How coronavirus is linked to an increase in complex mental illness, including psychosis, in young adults and older people
4 years, 2 months ago

How coronavirus is linked to an increase in complex mental illness, including psychosis, in young adults and older people

ABC  

Anita Link was in hospital when the coronavirus pandemic blew up earlier this year. "It's really the older people who were more isolated who were presenting with a first episode, which was very unusual," Dr Brown says. "We have had an interesting cohort of people who've come to us for the first time during COVID," Ms Pardy says. "I can't …

Mental Health in the US is Suffering—Will It Go Back to Normal?
4 years, 3 months ago

Mental Health in the US is Suffering—Will It Go Back to Normal?

Wired  

After a particularly devastating transport, Rosemary, an emergency medical technician who works in the Boston area, realized that she was struggling emotionally. “That one almost broke me.” Rosemary reached out to Project Parachute, an initiative run by the online therapy platform Eleos that provides free therapy for frontline health care workers. Rosemary is just one of the many people who …

Pandemic's Emotional Hammer Hits Hard
4 years, 3 months ago

Pandemic's Emotional Hammer Hits Hard

NPR  

Pandemic's Emotional Hammer Hits Hard Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Nearly a quarter of people in the United States are experiencing symptoms of depression, according to a study published Wednesday. Sponsor Message But the mental health toll of the coronavirus pandemic seems to be far greater than previous mass traumas, says Catherine Ettman, a …

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