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COVID-19-Related Stress, Isolation Negatively Impacts Adolescents

COVID-19-Related Stress, Isolation Negatively Impacts Adolescents

Neurology Advisor, July 27, 2022

Dr. Jeff R. Temple, from the University of Texas Medical Branch Health at Galveston, and colleagues assessed whether COVID-19-induced financial impact, stress, loneliness, and isolation were related to perceived changes in adolescent mental health and substance use. Dr. Temple also appeared on KHOU’s Sunday morning news program July 24 to discuss this research.