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 People with mental health problems at higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomesPeople with mental health problems at higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes
 
In a recent study published in the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, researchers assessed the associations between mental health conditions (MHCs) and severe outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
 
   Psychosocial stress and anxiety reduce after virtual training, study showsPsychosocial stress and anxiety reduce after virtual training, study shows
 
Previous research has described how virtual training produces acute cognitive and neural benefits. Building on those results, a new study suggests that a similar virtual training can also reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety.
 
   New scheme set to tackle gaps in student mental health servicesNew scheme set to tackle gaps in student mental health services
 
Students are set to benefit from better join up of mental health services to prevent them falling through the gaps at university.
 
 Study examines policies for transferring students with mental health emergencies from university to hospital
 
Study examines policies for transferring students with mental health emergencies from university to hospitalThe chances that police will become involved in the care of a student who seeks help for their mental health on campus at an Ontario university health clinic depends on which university they attend, according to a new CAMH-led qualitative study published today in the journal CMAJ Open.
 
 
 Dissociation may indicate a high risk of worse mental health outcomes after trauma
 
Dissociation may indicate a high risk of worse mental health outcomes after traumaResults from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation-;a profound feeling of detachment from one's sense of self or surroundings-;may indicate a high risk of later developing severe post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, physical pain, and social impairment.
 
 
 Study highlights low use of mental health services in Australian residential aged care facilities
 
Study highlights low use of mental health services in Australian residential aged care facilitiesLess than 3% of people with mental health conditions living in Australian residential aged care facilities accessed government-subsidised mental health services, a new analysis from Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) has found, with calls for organisational and policy changes to improve access.
 
 
 Online classes during school closures may have helped protect adolescents' mental health
 
Online classes during school closures may have helped protect adolescents' mental healthNew research published in Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports suggests that implementing online classes during COVID-19–related school closures in Japan may have helped protect adolescents' mental health.
 
 
 Parental depression screening could help identify families in need of mental health support
 
Parental depression screening could help identify families in need of mental health supportScreening both mothers and fathers for depression beyond their child's first birthday in pediatric offices – the current standard practice – could identify families in need of mental health and other critical resources, according to a Rutgers study.