The high global prevalence of depression, together with the recent acceleration of remote
care owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, has prompted increased interest in the efficacy of …

Importance Loneliness is a risk factor for many clinical conditions, but there are few effective
interventions deployable at scale. Objective To determine whether a layperson-delivered …

Background This study sought to assess the magnitude of and factors associated with
mental health outcomes among frontline health care workers (FHCWs) providing care during …

Background Stigma can be experienced as perceived or actual disqualification from social
and institutional acceptance on the basis of one or more physical, behavioural or other …

Communities of color in the United States have been disproportionately impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Studies exploring the mental health implications of these disparities …

Background Published studies in comparing pre and post the COVID-19 pandemic
depression and anxiety levels among children and adolescents yielded incongruent results …

Depression is often framed as a disease or dysfunctional syndrome, yet this framing has
unintended negative consequences including increased stigma. Here, we consider an …

Objective The objective of the study was to determine the associations of depression and
anxiety with chronic pain among US adults. Setting Nationally representative cross …

Using language to distance oneself from negative stimuli (eg, by reducing use of the word “I”
and present-tense verbs) is associated with effective emotion regulation. Given that …

Background Depression and anxiety are common and debilitating mental disorders with
severe negative repercussions at both individual and societal levels. Although virtual reality …