President Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden and other invited guests gathered at Emory’s Glenn Memorial UMC for a tribute service honoring the legacy of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and longtime advocate for mental health and human rights issues.
More than one in 20 Americans struggled with serious mental illness even before the pandemic hit, and the shutdown of services and support networks took a toll. But many found ways to get through it.
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People With Mental Health Conditions Are at High Risk for COVID-19, So Why Aren t They Being Prioritized
Written by Shawn Radcliffe on February 20, 2021 Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak
People with depression, ADHD and bipolar disorder may be at higher risk for developing COVID-19. Halfpoint Images/Getty Images
People with severe mental illness are at higher risk for COVID-19 but are unlikely to be prioritized to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
People diagnosed with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or schizophrenia are much more likely to contract the new coronavirus than people without severe mental illness.
People with multiple mental disorders may age several years faster, study finds
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Kristen Rogers, CNN
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(CNN) People with mental disorders have been found to be at higher risk of developing age-related diseases, but not necessarily at greater risk of aging faster until now.
Experiencing mental disorders early in life may lead to poorer physical health and accelerated aging in adulthood, found a study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Study participants who had a greater variety and persistence of mental disorder symptoms in adulthood or high general psychopathology scores were aging faster biologically by a factor of about 5.3 years between ages 26 and 45 compared to participants with the lowest scores. The disorders the higher-risk individuals experienced when they were younger included mainly anxiety, depression, substance misuse and schizophrenia.
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