Computerized, remote training program alleviates negative emotions in preadolescents
Anxiety levels in the United States are rising sharply and have especially intensified in younger populations. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders affect 31.9 percent of children ages 13 to 18 years old. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, children and adolescents have experienced unprecedented interruptions to their daily lives and it is expected that these disruptions may precipitate mental illness, including anxiety, depression, and/or stress related symptoms.
Traditional anxiety and depression treatments include cognitive behavioral therapy and psychiatric medications, which are somewhat successful in alleviating symptoms in adults. However, they have yielded some mixed results in children. Therefore, discovering appropriate means for reducing childhood anxiety and depression that are both affordable and accessible is paramount.
A remote, computerized training program eases anxiety in children
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This time, Lindsay McAndrew was running away for good. After a decade of suffering domestic violence, the COVID-19 pandemic made her realize she needed a clean break.
McAndrew, 35, grabbed birth certificates, Social Security cards and $1,700 cash from her children s piggy banks. She packed the minivan with the three kids and family dog, Charlie. As she pulled out of the driveway in Orlando, Florida, in September, she headed to the only safe haven she knew: her mother s house in New Jersey. I felt like I was screaming, but nobody could hear me, McAndrew said.
Now, months after McAndrew s divorce was filed, the newly single mom is facing other challenges as the family s sole breadwinner: a vicious custody battle that required her to move back to Florida under court orders and find child care so she can work to pay rent and other bills.
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