Psychiatric News (1/28) reports, “Students in China reported high rates of psychological distress during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, but wearing a face mask frequently and exercising had some protective benefits,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from nearly 1.2 million school-aged children and adolescents living in the Guangdong province in China.” Next, the students “completed online questionnaires from March 8 to 30, 2020, which assessed mental health status using the Chinese version of the 12-item General Heath Questionnaire.” The findings were published online Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “High Psychological Distress Found Among Chinese Students During Early Weeks of Pandemic, Psychiatric News, January 28, 2021