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Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact
April 30, 2021
The Utility of the Pandemic Grief Scale in Identifying Functional Impairment from COVID-19 Bereavement
A cross-sectional survey of persons living in the US who lost a loved one to COVID-19 (N=1,065) validated the clinical utility of the 5-item Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) for identifying mourners at risk of functional impairment and substance use. The authors found the PGS uniquely explained work and social difficulties attributed to a COVID-19 loss…
April 22, 2021
Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma at Children’s Hospitals During COVID-19
A retrospective analysis determined that the rate of abusive head trauma (AHT) had decreased substantially among children during the pandemic. AHT was used as a surrogate for child abuse, as the authors hypothesized that it would be more difficult for caregivers to forgo care than for non-life-threatening abuse. Mean monthly hospital admissions for AHT across…
April 20, 2021
Substance Use and Mental Health in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elevated stress, depressive symptoms, and poorer mental/emotional health prior the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly associated with substance abuse during the pandemic, according to a cross-sectional online survey (n=83) conducted in April 2020. Smith et al. (Apr 17, 2021). Substance Use and Mental Health in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology….
April 16, 2021
E-Cigarette Use Among Youths and Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020
Odds of past 30-day e-cigarette use among US youth were significantly lower following widespread stay-at-home orders in mid-March 2020 compared to the pre-pandemic period (ages 15-17, OR=0.72; ages 18-20, OR=0.65), according to a weekly online cross-sectional survey (n=5,752) conducted from January to June 2020. In a subsample analysis among current e-cigarette users (n=779), reduced access…
Prescribing of Opioid Analgesics and Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Weekly prescriptions for opioid analgesics to new patients were at 66% of the level that would have been normally projected during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic from March to May 2020, but rebounded to 100% by August, according to a cross-sectional study (>90 US million patients). Weekly prescriptions for buprenorphine for opioid use…
April 14, 2021
Suicide Trends in the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Preliminary Data from 21 Countries
Between April – July 2020, the number of deaths by suicide in high-income (n = 16) and upper-middle-income (n = 5) countries remained largely unchanged or declined compared to pre-pandemic expected levels based on an interrupted time-series analysis using data from official government sources. Pirkis et al. (Apr 14, 2021). Suicide Trends in the Early Months…
April 9, 2021
Association of Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Posttraumatic Psychological Growth Among US Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A study of US veterans found that during that pandemic, some veterans experienced positive psychological changes, most notable related to increases in appreciation of life, relating to others, and personal strength. A longitudinal study of US Veterans (N=3,078) found that 43% of respondents reported increased levels of post-traumatic growth (PTG) in November/December 2020, 1-year after…
April 8, 2021
Incidence and Severity of Depression Among Recovered African Americans with COVID-19-Associated Respiratory Failure
44% (32 of 73) of African American patients who were admitted to the ICU and underwent invasive mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 were diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MMD) within 90 days of discharge. Patients were identified during depression screening following discharge from a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. MDD was more frequently diagnosed in women than…
Association of Human Mobility Restrictions and Race/Ethnicity–Based, Sex-Based, and Income-Based Factors With Inequities in Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
African American and Hispanic individuals, women, and households with low income were disproportionately affected by adverse social and mental health outcomes during lockdown in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a large population-representative cross-sectional survey of over 1 million US respondents from April to July 2020. On average, every 10% reduction in…
April 7, 2021
Trends in Mental Health Symptoms, Service Use, and Unmet Need for Services among U.S. Adults through the First 9 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Prevalence of anxiety and depression rose between April 23 and November 23, 2020 to levels six times higher than 2019 levels (50% and 44%, respectively), according to a weekly cross-sectional surveys of US adults (n = 1,483,378). Use of prescription medications, counseling services, and unmet mental health needs also rose significantly. The prevalence of probable…
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