Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 6, 2025

A Modified Trier Social Stress Test for Vulnerable Mexican American Adolescents
Published on: July 10, 2017
The Effect of COVID-19 Public Health Measures on Mental Health in California
Milad Asgari Mehrabadi1, Erika L Nurmi2, Jessica L Borelli3
1Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Abstract:
The goal of this study was to examine the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, including public health measures (mitigation and containment efforts), on new onset mental health diagnoses by age group. This study was a longitudinal retrospective cohort study. Data on new mental health diagnoses were extracted from the University of California Health System Electronic Health Records (EHR) that contained five academic health centers in California. Data were examined for identical timeframes before the COVID-19 pandemic (historical control cohort) and following the start of the pandemic (case cohort). Paired t-tests were used to test for differences in the number of new mental health diagnoses by age group. A two-way ANOVA was used to test for between group differences. The largest increase in mental health diagnoses (overall) was observed in the 26-35-year-old age group (p < 0.001) and for the following mental health diagnoses: anxiety, bipolar, depression, mood disturbance, and psychosis. Study findings may inform post-pandemic recovery efforts and pandemic preparedness strategies for future public health emergencies. Specifically, findings may guide the deployment of mental health screening, universal mental health interventions, and resource allocation for mental health to best support at risk groups during times of high vulnerability.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Stress and Mental Health
Individuals with depression often experience challenges in both their personal and professional...
Psychological Responses to Stress
General State of Stress
Specifically, consider a tetrahedral element where one face, labeled XYZ, is perpendicular to the line OA, and the remaining faces align with the coordinate axes with point O as the origin. At any point, such as point O, the stress tensor can be used to determine the stress...
Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques III
The Role of Exercise in Stress Management
Regular physical activity is essential for reducing stress and promoting cardiovascular health. Exercise strengthens the heart, enhances blood flow, keeps blood vessels flexible, and helps lower blood pressure, all of which reduce the body's stress response. Research shows that adults who exercise regularly have nearly half the...
Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques IV
Psychoneuroimmunology: Cardiovascular Disease
A key area of focus in PNI is the relationship between stress and coronary...

