Anxiety Archives

12.05.2023 Sasha Zhou headshot

Sasha Zhou

Sasha Zhou, assistant professor at Wayne State University and a member of the leadership team at the Healthy Minds Network, discusses the current state of mental health among college students and how we can better support this population.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

11.17.2023 protesters holding signs calling out a lack of action on climate change

Anxiety to Action: Inspiring Climate Activism

While many Americans identify climate change as a major concern, few actually take action, citing a lack of skills and knowledge as significant barriers.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

09.14.2023 Jane Grant-Kels headshot

Jane Grant-Kels

Jane Grant-Kels, professor and vice chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Health Center, discusses dermatology's ethical concerns in a post-Roe world.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

09.12.2023 older asian woman smiling and waving to her neighbor below

Connecting With Your Neighbors May Improve Their Health

Having strong neighborhood cohesion – or the perception of trust and connectedness between neighbors – can serve as protection for older adults against the assumed negative impacts of living alone.

Guest Author Yanping Jiang

09.01.2023

Line graph depicting physicians' positive and negative language sentiment on social media across phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Tweet All About It

In 2020, 87% of emergency physicians reported increased feelings of stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many took to social media to express their concerns (and perhaps cope).

Fellow Kara Schmidt

07.20.2023 map depicting the probability of deaths of despair by county

Geography of Despair

"Deaths of despair"–or deaths from stress-related conditions, such as suicide and drug overdose–are highest among rural counties and counties experiencing economic distress.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

06.30.2023 two graphs depicting student anxiety levels and school connected-ness and interactions with GSAs at schools, respectively

School Pride

Queer students report having less anxiety when they feel more connected to and supported by their school.

Fellow Sean Hagan

06.20.2023 graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

Dobbs Distress

After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, women and pregnancy-capable people of reproductive age reported a 10% increase in mental distress compared to the months before the decision.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

06.08.2023 a graph of a number of colored squares

Documenting Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Is First Step to Promoting Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by an epidemic of anti-Asian hate crimes, with reports of these crimes rising by 89% between 2019 and 2021.

Guest Authors Leanne Villareal, Cecilia Vu

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