Pandemic Stresses Physically Altered Adolescents’ Brains

Detail from Sunday afternoon, by Hennie Niemann Jr, 2019

Reports of anxiety and depression in adults increased by more than 25% in 2020 compared to previous years. Recently published findings suggest that the pandemic’s neurological and mental health effects on adolescents may have been even worse. According to the research, pandemic-related stressors physically altered teenagers’ brains, making their brain structures appear several years older…

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