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As the world sees a light at the end of the tunnel to the nightmare of Covid-19, more and more research is being published to reveal who may have been more severely affected by it and why.
During the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Mount Holyoke College and Virginia Commonwealth University examined a sample of 236 people in the U.S. to assess the impact of the pandemic on mental health, well-being and substance use.
The study, "A Prospective Study of Mental Health, Well-being, and Substance Use during the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge," was conducted by Katherine C. Haydon, Ph.D., et al. It will be published in a forthcoming issue of the journal Clinical Psychological Science.
The researchers also specifically looked at whether a history of adverse childhood experiences might interact with exposure to pandemic-related events to predict mental health, well-being and substance use outcomes.
Their findings suggest that those who were already most vulnerable (owing to a history of adverse childhood experiences) were more likely to bear a heavier burden during COVID-19.
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