The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by increased depression and anxiety and diminished mental wellness among students and faculty¶

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Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Literature about the global situation during the pandemic documents an increased state of depression and anxiety among people, including diminished mental wellness among students and faculty. → Regina Kaplan-Rakowski 2021 q2 i? Medical researchers confirmed that the psychological consequences of COVID-19 resemble the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. → Regina Kaplan-Rakowski 2021

Evidence¶

Regina Kaplan-Rakowski 2021¶

Regina Kaplan-Rakowski. (2021). Addressing students' emotional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a perspective on text versus video feedback in online environments. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09897-9

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The article cites literature (Rajkumar 2020; Hartshorne et al. 2020) documenting "an increased state of depression and anxiety among people" and diminished mental wellness among students and faculty. It adds that medical researchers found COVID-19's psychological consequences resemble post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

"Literature about the global situation during the pandemic documents an increased state of depression and anxiety among people (Rajkumar 2020), including diminished mental wellness among students and faculty (Hartshorne et al. 2020)."

Discussion¶

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