Research Snapshot: The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, a five-item mental health screener

Fyi, the Facebook link doesn't work well just gives a hyperlink to eenetconnect.  Maybe just me but.... Can someone  check it out?

Hi @Registered Member - when you click on any of the share buttons above they should prompt you to login to which platform you've selected, if you aren't logged in already. When I test it, the Facebook link takes me to a Facebook login page. If you continue having problems sharing content, please don't hesitate to contact us at eenetconnect@camh.ca 

login seemed fine as I was able to post, problem was the content in the
eenet topic did not post. again maybe my foolishness. Does it post the
actual content for you?
cheers, bill

Clicking any of the share buttons should automatically post the precise topic or event post from which you've accessed the share button on EENet Connect. 

seems to be working now, thanks - was the problem your end or mine?  just curious, certainly not blaming.

 

Just for a little caution in our deployment of these kinds of screens, which I do think is a useful tool as for sure some people are experiencing the added wieght of covid in their lives, useful article

Is COVID-19 Making Everybody Crazy? by  Paula J. Caplan, PhD is here.

The coronavirus pandemic has provided a golden opportunity for some psychotherapists, Big Pharma-funded entities, and others, who have sounded an alarm, claiming that massive numbers of people are “mentally ill” because of fears of the virus and reactions to social distancing.

Media producers have promoted these warnings during May, which was deemed Mental Health Awareness Month. A recent Washington Post article headlined “A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression, Census Bureau finds amid coronavirus pandemic” made that claim. And in a recent New York Times article, psychologist Andrew Solomon, reporting data that nearly half of respondents said the pandemic harmed their “mental health,” shockingly equated this with mental illness becoming “universal reality.” .....

see the rest of the article here: 

https://www.madinamerica.com/2...ttMX1tuwd5BAPBVInsl4

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It would be great to keep monitoring and seeing what the research group ... evaluates.  Angela will you be doing that?

 

Thanks for sharing @Registered Member. We are constantly scanning for peer-reviewed articles and other resources on COVID-19, the continuum of mental health and mental wellness, and substance use, and will share here. 

@Registered Member posted:

seems to be working now, thanks - was the problem your end or mine?  just curious, certainly not blaming.

 

There was no problem on our end!