Parents of young children are reporting alarming increases in anxiety and depression during COVID-19. This is not only a risk to parents’ mental health, but also to children’s long-term well-being.
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The stress of having children do distance learning at home during the pandemic is linked to an increase in alcohol consumption among parents, a new survey finds.
For Black youth, death by suicide has become a leading cause of death. And they face social problems that give rise to depression and isolation that their white counterparts do not.
Stress, depression, and high blood pressure were just some of the risk factors the study’s researchers identified.
Working from home in the long run could be better for your health, or it could also be worse. It depends on how your employer supports you.
Itchy skin? More aches and pains? Unusual rash? Headaches? Pimples? If you’ve been experiencing unusual physical symptoms recently, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the reason.
Keen to get back to the gym? Be careful. It’s easy to get injured if you’ve been inactive.
With the county facing a crisis in emotional health, we may need two vaccines: one for COVID-19 and another for toxic stress. Here’s a technique for dealing with all that stress.
Most people don’t intend to be hurtful or insensitive in their conversations with people experiencing infertility — they often just don’t know what to say.
The uncertainty, stress and isolation of the coronavirus pandemic are the ingredients for a perfect “anxiety stew.” Here are some steps you can take to manage your mental health.
Pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic.
Physical activity can help people manage the stress of COVID-19, but closures and distancing have made it even harder to exercise. These researchers are developing a free toolkit to help us all cope.
The crisis has made recovery more difficult for those with substance use disorders. The inability to get to support group meetings, stress and illness are just some of the factors.
Parents may try to shield children from information about COVID-19, but their important questions need answering.
As we return to work, the stress and anxiety from COVID-19 won’t go away. Our experts have some tips on how to handle the new normal.
One thing that makes the current situation unique is that it is not a single event in a specific place and time. Humour is a coping strategy.
Nurses on the front lines of a pandemic need education, training and institutional support.
Instead of waiting for a crisis to seek help, new college students should proactively devise plans to ensure their mental health and well-being, a psychologist says.
Nearly 90% of emergency service staff have experienced stress, low mood and poor mental health.
During times of stress and anxiety we either dream more or remember our dreams more often, as a way of coping with challenging circumstances and new information.
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Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Pediatrics, retired, University of California, San Francisco
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