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COVID-19 portal. v. t. e. The COVID-19 pandemic has had many impacts on global health beyond those caused by the COVID-19 disease itself. It has led to a reduction in hospital visits for other reasons. There have been 38 per cent fewer hospital visits for heart attack symptoms in the United States and 40 per cent fewer in Spain. [ 1]
The loneliness epidemic is an ongoing trend of loneliness and social isolation experienced by people in the United States and across the globe. [1][2] The uptick may have began in the 2010s and was exacerbated by the isolating effects of social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. [1][3] Since the 2010s ...
t. e. The pandemic resulted in spikes in anxiety and depression in the general public. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of people across the globe. [1][2][3][4] The pandemic has caused widespread anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. [4][5][6] According to the UN health agency WHO, in the first ...
The most recent data available from the CDC indicate about 78% of children ages 12-17 with mental health problems received some form of mental health treatment in 2019. That means that roughly 1 ...
A national crisis line launched a year ago, meaning anyone in the U.S. can dial 988 to reach mental health specialists. The CDC is expanding a suicide program to fund more prevention work in ...
A county in the San Francisco Bay Area that includes part of Silicon Valley has declared loneliness a public health emergency — the first U.S. county to do so. ... in 2022 — the latest data ...
Suicide is a major national public health issue in the United States. The country has one of the highest suicide rates among wealthy nations. [1] In 2020, there were 45,799 recorded suicides, [2] up from 42,773 in 2014, according to the CDC 's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). [3][4][5] On average, adjusted for age, the annual U.S ...
Alone. The Epidemic of. Gay Loneliness By Michael Hobbes. I. “I used to get so excited when the meth was all gone.”. This is my friend Jeremy. “When you have it,” he says, “you have to keep using it. When it’s gone, it’s like, ‘Oh good, I can go back to my life now.’. I would stay up all weekend and go to these sex parties and ...