WHAT ARE the LONG-TERM RISKS OF COVID 19?
What are the risks of neurological and psychological diagnoses following a COVID 19 episode? Quite significant, according to a study released in a highly regarded journal
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HOW is the PANDEMIC AFFECTING COLLEGE STUDENTS?
College students are feeling more depression, anxiety, and loneliness than ever before. This is based on a survey of 33,000 students from a researcher at Boston University
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WHAT RISK FACTORS for COVID 19 CAN WE CONTROL?
WHAT RISK FACTORS for COVID 19 CAN WE CONTROL? By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. COVID 19 became the leading cause
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HOW HAS COVID 19 AFFECTED CHILD MENTAL HEALTH?
HOW HAS COVID 19 AFFECTED CHILD MENTAL HEALTH? By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. In a word, the impact of the
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WHAT HAS BEEN the IMPACT OF COVID 19 on HOMICIDE RATES?
WHAT HAS BEEN the IMPACT OF COVID 19 on HOMICIDE RATES? By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. During this COVID 19
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HOW DO WE CHOOSE ACTIVITIES ONCE WE ARE VACCINATED?
HOW DO WE CHOOSE ACTIVITIES ONCE WE ARE VACCINATED? By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. Recent blogs have been about vaccination-related
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DO PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IMPACT the EFFECTIVENESS OF COVID 19 VACCINES, as well as SIDE EFFECTS?
DO PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IMPACT the EFFECTIVENESS OF COVID 19 VACCINES, as well as SIDE EFFECTS? By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D.
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HOW to OVERCOME the FRUSTRATIONS with SCHEDULING an APPOINTMENT for COVID 19 VACCINATIONS
HOW to OVERCOME the FRUSTRATIONS with SCHEDULING an APPOINTMENT for COVID 19 VACCINATIONS By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. In attempting
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WHAT ABOUT A CASE STUDY in VACCINATIONS, SAY ISRAEL?
WHAT ABOUT A CASE STUDY in VACCINATIONS, SAY ISRAEL? By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. The last blog on how effective
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HOW EFFECTIVE ARE COVID-19 VACCINES, REALLY?
HOW EFFECTIVE ARE COVID-19 VACCINES, REALLY?
The most basic measure of the effectiveness of the COVID 19 vaccines is simple: thus far, only two people have died after being vaccinated, according to reports available. One death in Florida was due to a rare blood disorder, not COVID. One death in California is of still undetermined causes.
HOW HAS the COVID 19 PANDEMIC IMPACTED MENTAL HEALTH?
A recent Gallup poll reveals that Americans rate their mental health at the lowest level in the prior 20 years. Seventy-six percent rate their mental health as good or excellent, compared to 85% in 2019. Since 2001, ratings of excellent or good ranged from 81% to 89%, as compared to this year’s 76%.
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HOW CAN WE MAINTAIN HOPE in CHALENGING TIMES? – Part 1
Maintaining hope during the recent COVID surge in California and around the country is helpful, even essential, in many ways. Hope reduces anxiety, despair, and of course depression. We have more effective coping skills and recover from disappointments more quickly when we have hope. We are more skilled at problem solving, communicate better, and are more trusting of others.
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CAN WE THRIVE WHEN LIFE FEELS SO TERRIBLE?
CAN WE THRIVE WHEN LIFE FEELS SO TERRIBLE? By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. A community website, The Mighty, provides information
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HOW CAN WE LIFT OUR SPIRITS DURING COVID 19? – PART 2
Sacks explores a variety of unusual, and mostly very rare, ways in which music comes to dominate a person’s brain, and life. But he also describes how powerfully therapeutic music can be for patients with Parkinson’s Disease or Dementia
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HOW CAN WE LIFT OUR SPIRITS DURING COVID 19?
The last few months of blogs have focused on the COVID 19 pandemic: how to cope; how to help our kids cope; dealing with grief; dealing with psychological issues such as anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, substance abuse, child abuse, domestic violence; risks of losing insurance coverage for telehealth; strengthening our immune system; maintaining exercise.
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ONE MORE IMPACT of the COVID 19 CRISIS: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ONE MORE IMPACT of the COVID 19 CRISIS: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
In addition to anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and substance abuse discussed in previous blogs, domestic violence is one more aspect of the COVID 19 pandemic that “lurks in the shadows”.
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ONE MORE CRISIS WITH COVID 19: CHILD ABUSE
Nationwide, child abuse experts are observing a worrisome landscape during the COVID 19 pandemic and lockdown: a likely increase of more severe child abuse and neglect.
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