{"id":8673,"date":"2022-09-23T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=8673"},"modified":"2022-09-23T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T09:58:00","slug":"nmsu-study-covid-19-in-social-groups-linked-to-poor-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=8673","title":{"rendered":"NMSU study: COVID-19 in social groups linked to poor mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Healing Wings project invites residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to paint wings made of clay, which are then fired by the Potter’s Guild and hung on a tree sculpture at the Agave Art Gallery in Mesilla. Pictured Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

LAS CRUCES – A new study from a New Mexico State University researcher found that individuals with a friend or loved one infected by COVID-19 are more likely to experience depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n

Jagdish Khubchandani, a public health sciences professor at NMSU, examined the psychological health burdens of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths within friend and family groups for a new study published in a special issue of Brain Sciences journal.<\/p>\n

Khubchandani and a team of researchers conducted a national assessment of nearly 3,000 American adults. They found that individuals who had a friend or family member affected by COVID-19 via infection, hospitalization or death were almost two times more likely to have anxiety symptoms. Likewise, those who knew anyone similarly impacted by COVID-19 were more likely to have depression symptoms.<\/p>\n

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