Associations of household structure and presence of children in the household with mental distress during the early stages of the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily J. Smail ◽  
Kira E. Riehm ◽  
Cindy B. Veldhuis ◽  
Renee M. Johnson ◽  
Calliope Holingue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Distress ◽  
Household Structure ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Masks, Gloves, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rapid Assessment of Public Behaviors in the United States

Epidemiologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagdish Khubchandani ◽  
Diana Saiki ◽  
Jayanthi Kandiah
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
General Public ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Protective Strategies ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Public Health Practitioners ◽  
The U.S

The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the U.S. in March 2020, and in April 2020, the U.S. government authorities issued recommendations on the use of masks and gloves as protective measures. Despite such recommendations, popular media reports highlighted a lack of compliance. However, no systematic study has examined the use of protective strategies (e.g., wearing a mask) by the American public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during early stages of the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to conduct a rapid national assessment of public behaviors to prevent COVID-19 spread during the early stages of the pandemic and to assess how these behaviors may have differed based on selected sociodemographic characteristics. A total of 835 adult Americans nationwide took a multi-item survey and were asked about wearing masks, gloves, and their demographic background. The majority of the study participants reported wearing a mask more often during the pandemic (76%), but the majority did not wear gloves more often during the pandemic (30%). Significant differences (p < 0.05) for wearing masks were found based on sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, living arrangements, and employment status. For gloves, significant differences were found based on sex, age, marital status, and employment. While the pandemic continues to unfold and with recent reports of a surge in cases in the U.S., public health practitioners and policymakers must emphasize COVID-19 prevention strategies for the general public and explore pragmatic options to increase compliance of protective behaviors among the general public.

A Dialogue About the U.S. Dialogue on Mental Health: Exploring the Nature, Scope, and Implications of the Conversation

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Z. Hess ◽  
Anna Decker ◽  
Jeffrey R. Lacasse ◽  
Mark Foster
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
The U.S

With all the emphasis on havingmoreconversation about mental health, remarkably little attention has been paid tohow exactlywe want to be having it. In what follows, we review five areas about which sharp differences currently exist: (a) Biology—how are physiological contributors to mental distress being framed? (b) Symptoms—how should we best work with distressing signs in the body? (c) Action steps—what needs to happen to improve mental health in the nation? (d) Barriers—what are the primary barriers that need to be overcome in improving public mental health? (e) Lifestyle—what role do lifestyle choices play in mental health? After illustrating the different positions being taken on each of these questions, we then consider the diverging implications for individuals and families facing these problems. We conclude with recommendations as to how the larger dialogue on mental health could become more inclusive and productive.

scholarly journals NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY IN THE U.S AND INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Anang Setiyawan
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Communication And Information Technology

Cyber attacks are a dangerous threat to a country that has a high dependence on communication and information technology. Cyber attacks can be used systematically to disrupt and dysfunction an infrastructure and network so that it can cause not only physical damage but also fatalities. Cyber attacks are complex and multidomain; consequently, they require comprehensive and targeted policies. Indonesia in the early stages of developing cyber policies, therefore it can learn from America in developing policies in dealing with cyber threats.

Will the U.S. Army's new resiliency training prevent mental distress?

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (21) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
ARTHUR S. BLANK ◽  
ROBERT T. LONDON
Keyword(s):  
Mental Distress ◽  
Resiliency Training ◽  
The U.S

Will the U.S. Army's new resiliency training prevent mental distress?

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
ARTHUR S. BLANK ◽  
ROBERT T. LONDON
Keyword(s):  
Mental Distress ◽  
Resiliency Training ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Promoting diversity. The Polonia Book Fund, Ltd Transnational Network, 1958-1963

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawel Sowinski
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Iron Curtain ◽  
Joint Effort ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
East European ◽  
Historical Materials ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

<p>This article discusses the history of the so-called “book program”—a joint effort by the U.S. government, the East European diaspora, and readers of prohibited books behind the Iron Curtain. Between 1956 and 1989 the program purchased some 10 million copies of publications and delivered them to people in Soviet–dominated Eastern Europe in order to undermine communist rule. Using the historical materials of the Polonia Book Fund, a U.S.–sponsored publishing project for Poland, this article contributes new insights on the transatlantic perspective of the cultural Cold War. This article focuses on the program’s early stages, and describes various elements of the transnational smuggling network. The program’s state-private partnership was a workable solution that helped to foster a diversity of opinions in post-Stalinist Poland.</p>

scholarly journals Common Mental Disorders and Economic Uncertainty: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0260726
Author(s):  
Wing Wah Tham ◽  
Elvira Sojli ◽  
Richard Bryant ◽  
Michael McAleer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Financial Uncertainty ◽  
The U.S

Mental health disorders represent an enormous cost to society, are related to economic outcomes, and have increased markedly since the COVID-19 outbreak. Economic activity contracted dramatically on a global scale in 2020, representing the worst crisis since the Great Depression. This study used the COVID Impact Survey to provide insights on the interactions of mental illness and economic uncertainty during COVID-19. We used a probability-based panel survey, COVID Impact Survey, conducted in the U.S. over three waves in the period April-June 2020. The survey covered individual information on employment, economic and financial uncertainty, mental and physical health, as well as other demographic information. The prevalence of moderate mental distress was measured using a Psychological Distress Scale, a 5-item scale that is scored on a 4-point scale (total range: 0–15). The mental distress effect of employment, economic, and financial uncertainty, was assessed in a logit regression analysis conditioning for demographic and health information. It is found that employment, health coverage, social security, and food provision uncertainty are additional stressors for mental health. These economic factors work in addition to demographic effects, where groups who display increased risk for psychological distress include: women, Hispanics, and those in poor physical health. A decrease in employment and increases in economic uncertainty are associated with a doubling of common mental disorders. The population-representative survey evidence presented strongly suggests that economic policies which support employment (e.g., job keeping, job search support, stimulus spending) provide not only economic security but also constitute a major health intervention. Moving forward, the economic uncertainty effect ought to be reflected in community level intervention and prevention efforts, which should include strengthening economic support to reduce financial and economic strain.

scholarly journals Do We Need Biomarkers for Disc Degeneration?

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 117727190600100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen E. Gruber ◽  
Edward N. Hanley
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Biologic Therapies ◽  
Disc Disease ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Low Back Disorders ◽  
The U.S

Disc degeneration plays a major role in this country's medical, social and economic structure. The life-time prevalence of low back pain, which has disc degeneration as its cause, is about 80% in the general population. It is a primary cause of disability and estimated costs related to low back disorders exceed $100 billion per year in the U.S. alone. Biomarkers are becoming increasingly important as indicators of the presence of disease, and in evaluating outcomes during clinical treatment. Cell-based biologic therapies which are currently being developed to treat disc degeneration are going to be most efficacious when applied to the early stages of disc disease. In this article we ask: 1) Whether there are existing biomarkers which could play a role in detecting early stages of disc degeneration, and 2) Highlight exciting potentials in future biomarker screening for disc degeneration.

scholarly journals Promoting diversity. The Polonia Book Fund, Ltd Transnational Network, 1958-1963

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawel Sowinski
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Iron Curtain ◽  
Joint Effort ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
East European ◽  
Historical Materials ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

<p>This article discusses the history of the so-called “book program”—a joint effort by the U.S. government, the East European diaspora, and readers of prohibited books behind the Iron Curtain. Between 1956 and 1989 the program purchased some 10 million copies of publications and delivered them to people in Soviet–dominated Eastern Europe in order to undermine communist rule. Using the historical materials of the Polonia Book Fund, a U.S.–sponsored publishing project for Poland, this article contributes new insights on the transatlantic perspective of the cultural Cold War. This article focuses on the program’s early stages, and describes various elements of the transnational smuggling network. The program’s state-private partnership was a workable solution that helped to foster a diversity of opinions in post-Stalinist Poland.</p>

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