The world we live in now has nothing to do with the one we had just a few months ago. The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in many areas of our lives: the disease has killed thousands of people; it has quarantined much of humanity; it has destroyed jobs; and it has built a thick...
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One in five children had depressive and anxiety symptoms after a month of confinement
For weeks, specialists have warned of the problems that could be caused these days trapped in boys and girls and, now, a study on Chinese schoolchildren provides context to the debate. One in five minors in Hubei province had depressive or anxiety symptoms after a month of confinement at home. More specifically, in Wuhan, the...
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The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health
Right now it is impossible to know the real scope of the COVID-19 pandemic in the mental health of citizens. However, some previous studies suggest that the incidence of mental illness could be multiplied by two, reaching one in five people. These forecasts point to a possible avalanche of diagnoses of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress...