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November 16, 2020

Changes in Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

In a cross-sectional study conducted at a children’s hospital in Connecticut, there was a 60.8% reduction in children presenting to emergency departments with mental health-related diagnoses during the early COVID-19 pandemic period compared to 2019. Black children were significantly less likely to present with a mental health condition than white children during the pandemic as…


Job Insecurity and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among U.S. Young Adults During COVID-19

Job insecurity was associated with significant mental health burden among US young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. An analysis of data from the weekly Household Pulse Survey from the US Census Bureau collected in June 2020 indicated that 59% of respondents (n=4,852) aged 18 to 26 experienced direct or household employment loss since the start…


November 13, 2020

Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits Among Children Aged <18 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 1–October 17, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic (mid-March to October) mental health related emergency department (ED) visits among children and adolescents decreased in absolute numbers, but increased as a proportion all pediatric ED visits. The proportion of mental health related ED visits among all pediatric ED visits for children aged 5–11 and 12–17 years increased by 24% and…


November 10, 2020

Psychological Entitlement Predicts Noncompliance with the Health Guidelines of the COVID-19 Pandemic

In three studies, researchers found that people classified as “psychologically entitled” (defined as  someone who feels more deserving of positive outcomes than other people) are less likely to comply with health guidelines to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and that they are more likely to say that they have already contracted it. They were also…


Bidirectional Associations between COVID-19 and Psychiatric Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Studies of 62 354 COVID-19 Cases in the USA

A retrospective review of a large US electronic health record system (n=62,354 COVID-19 patients) suggests the association between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorders may be bidirectional. In patients with no prior psychiatric history, diagnosis of COVID-19 was associated with increased incidence of a first psychiatric diagnosis in the following 14 to 90 days compared to other…


November 6, 2020

The Health Of Us Adolescent Athletes During Covid-19 Related School Closures And Sport Cancellations

Female adolescent student-athletes report higher levels of moderate-to-severe anxiety and all student-athletes who participate in team sports reported more frequent symptoms associated with depression compared to those participating in individual sports. A cross-sectional study of adolescent student athletes during COVID-19 related school closures and sport cancellations found adolescents who identify as female reported a higher…


Work-Family Strategies during COVID-19: Examining Gender Dynamics among Dual-Earner Couples with Young Children

In dual-earning opposite sex couples with young children, an “alternating day” strategy for childcare was associated with higher rates of individual well-being and job performance. A study of the childcare strategies for 274 dual-earner couples found that 37% used strategies where women did most or all childcare and 45% used egalitarian strategies. 133 couples were…


November 3, 2020

Psychological Distress and Adaptation to the COVID-19 Crisis in the United States

Longitudinal, nationally representative data from eight waves of the Understanding America Survey (n=7,319; observations=46,145) show that psychological distress increased significantly from March to April as the pandemic emerged and lockdown restrictions were put in place, then declined back to baseline levels by June 2020. A similar increase in distress followed by recovery to baseline levels…


October 28, 2020

Reducing Covid-19 Risk in Schools a Qualitative Examination of Staff and Family Views and Concerns

[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Qualitative interviews following school re-opening in the UK demonstrated that both families and staff were generally supportive of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. A qualitative interview with 13 school staff, 20 parents and 17 young people revealed that participants saw the anticipated COVID-19 mitigation plans implemented prior to school re-opening as acceptable and…


A Large-Scale Survey on Trauma, Burnout, and Posttraumatic Growth among Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nurses in China reported low levels of post-traumatic stress and moderate levels of post-traumatic growth when surveyed in April. An online cross-sectional survey of 12,596 nurses in China (52% worked in COVID-19 designated hospitals) reported that 13% reported trauma whereas 39% experienced post-traumatic growth. Nurses who identified as women, worked in ICUs, COVID-19 designated hospitals,…



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