Older people experienced the greatest rise in anxiety during the first national coronavirus lockdown and should be prioritised for mental health support as restrictions are eased, research suggests. The study by UK and U.S. researchers, believed to be the largest of its kind, found “wide-ranging positive and negative effects” on the UK population’s mental health…
Greatest Rise in Anxiety Over First Lockdown Felt by Older People: Research
An Alternative to Mental Health Alarmism
Commentary A skyrocketing of depression and anxiety has been widely reported in recent times. We are warned of steep increases in addiction, domestic violence, and even suicide. The solution to this “mental health crisis,” we hear, is “getting help,” for which the government must provide access. This message is hard to question without getting labeled as…
The Basic Anxiety of Life
Face it in small doses, just for a minute, just for a moment. Then let yourself run.
A Year Later: The Mental Impact of Pandemic Anxiety
Last year I spoke to mental health expert Gregory Jantz, author of “The Anxiety Reset: A Life-Changing Approach to Overcoming Fear, Stress, Worry, Panic Attacks, OCD and More” about the impact of lockdowns imposed to combat a pandemic. At the time, he shared his concerns about how people were handling weeks of shutdowns. After more…
Mental Health Focus of Month-Long Awareness Campaign
May 9, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In response to the growing demand for mental health services, Hoag Hospital has launched a young adults mental health program. Developed by neurobehavioral health experts at Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, the accredited outpatient program is meant to address the impact of pandemic shutdowns on mental health of young adults aged 18-26. The eight-week…
The Exercise Pill
As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients was just a doctor chore for me—until a few years ago. That’s because I myself was not very active. Over the years, as I picked up boxing and became more active, I got firsthand experience of the positive impacts on my mind. I also started…
More Americans Experienced Anxiety, Depression During Pandemic: Survey
The percentage of adults with symptoms of anxiety or depression increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage with recent symptoms of either disorder increased from 36.4 percent to 41.5 percent, with the percentage reporting an unmet…
Frontline Nurses Derive Emotional Relief Through Virtual Reality Technology
March 27, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—For frontline medical professionals such as Crystal Watson, a registered nurse working at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, the ongoing pandemic has taken a significant emotional and physical toll. The long hours of caring for patients, the relentlessness of the disease itself, as well as having to communicate with family members unable to visit…
How Anxiety Hides in Your Habits
I don’t know about you, but I’m a little tired of reading the same tips over and over about how to calm down and destress. I want other options besides slowing my breathing when my chest feels heavy, or questioning the worst-case scenarios running through my head. That’s why psychiatrist Judson Brewer’s new book “Unwinding…
Teen’s Suicide Attempt Prompts Warning Over Pandemic’s Mental Health Dangers
January 23, 2021
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On Christmas night, a 14-year-old girl walked away from her family’s Orange County home and headed toward a bridge. When she arrived, she leaped from the 50-foot structure, shattering two back bones in an attempted suicide brought on by some inner demons she’s been fighting since the start of the pandemic. Sydney R., of Huntington Beach, is among…
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