COVCOG 1: Factors Predicting Physical, Neurological and Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID in a Community Sample. A First Publication From the COVID and Cognition Study

March 18, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVCOG 1: Factors Predicting Physical, Neurological and Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID in a Community Sample. A First Publication From the COVID and Cognition Study

Authors: Panyuan Guo1, Alvaro Benito Ballesteros1, Sabine P. Yeung1, Ruby Liu1, Arka Saha1, Lyn Curtis2, Muzaffer Kaser3,4, Mark P. Haggard1 and Lucy G. Cheke1* Since its first emergence in December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute…[...]

January 24, 2022 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalized kids

Authors: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Peer-Reviewed Publication PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21, 2022 – Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were…[...]

August 21, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Some COVID-19 patients have brain complications, study suggests

Authors: Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News | Jun 26, 2020 Some COVID-19 patients, including those younger than 60 years old, appear to develop neurologic and neuropsychiatric complications such…[...]

August 16, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Stress-Related Growth in Adolescents Returning to School After COVID-19 School Closure

Authors: Lea Waters,1,*Kelly-Ann Allen,1,2 and Gökmen Arslan3,4 Abstract The move to remote learning during COVID-19 has impacted billions of students. While research shows that school closure, and the pandemic more generally, has…[...]

August 16, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Authors: Nishtha Chawla,1Ashlyn Tom,1Mahadev Singh Sen,1 and Rajesh Sagar1 Abstract Background and aims: The outbreak of COVID-19 led to a significant psychological impact on individuals, particularly those belonging to vulnerable groups. This…[...]

August 16, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Individual differences in adolescent mental health during COVID-19: The importance of peer relationship quality

By DocWire News Featured Reading -August 11, 2021 Neuron. 2021 Aug 9:S0896-6273(21)00571-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.07.027. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Lockdowns and school closures deprive adolescents of typical social interactions. In this NeuroView,…[...]

August 13, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Children born during pandemic have lower IQs, US study finds

Authors: Natalie Grover Science correspondent Children born during the coronavirus pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor and overall cognitive performance compared with children born before, a US study suggests. The first…[...]

July 21, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Top Ten COVID-19 Anxiety Reduction Strategies

Authors: Ken Goodman, LCSW To stop the spread of COVID-19, we’ve had to practice social distancing. But to stop the spread of anxiety, we must distance ourselves from the media.…[...]

July 21, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on mental health of children and adolescents: A narrative review with recommendations☆

Authors: Shweta Singh,a Deblina Roy,b,⁎ Krittika Sinha,c Sheeba Parveen,c Ginni Sharma,c and Gunjan Josh COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has brought about a sense of fear and anxiety around the globe. This phenomenon has led to short…[...]

July 21, 2021 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

Author: Ravi Philip Rajkumar The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health crisis affecting several nations, with over 720,000 cases and 33,000 confirmed deaths reported to date. Such widespread outbreaks are…[...]