Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures following COVID-19 vaccine: A report of two cases in Colombia

Introduction: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has caused the death of more than 5 million of people worldwide. Vaccination is the best strategy for controlling the pandemic with an estimated of more that 4 million of people completely vaccinated. The reported adverse events secondary to vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are mainly mild and moderate, however, there are raising concerns about more severe and long-term outcomes, as well as neurological complications due to the vaccine. Method(s): We present two cases of psychogenic non epileptiform seizures (PNES) in Colombian female patients following vaccination against COVID-19. There is no evidence of similar adverse reactions reported on the literature. Discussion and conclusion: We report these events in order to help clinicians in recognizing early and properly all the possible neurological manifestations related to COVID vaccine application, which is aimed to control the current pandemic and its devastating worldwide consequences in terms of health and social issues.Copyright © 2022 Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirurgia. All rights reserved.

The contributions of parental lactation on offspring development: It's not udder nonsense!

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis describes how maternal stress exposures experienced during critical periods of perinatal life are linked to altered developmental trajectories in offspring. Perinatal stress also induces changes in lactogenesis, milk volume, maternal care, and the nutritive and non-nutritive components of milk, affecting short and long-term developmental outcomes in offspring. For instance, selective early life stressors shape the contents of milk, including macro/micronutrients, immune components, microbiota, enzymes, hormones, milk-derived extracellular vesicles, and milk microRNAs. In this review, we highlight the contributions of parental lactation to offspring development by examining changes in the composition of breast milk in response to three well-characterized maternal stressors: nutritive stress, immune stress, and psychological stress. We discuss recent findings in human, animal, and in vitro models, their clinical relevance, study limitations, and potential therapeutic significance to improving human health and infant survival. We also discuss the benefits of enrichment methods and support tools that can be used to improve milk quality and volume as well as related developmental outcomes in offspring. Lastly, we use evidence-based primary literature to convey that even though select maternal stressors may modulate lactation biology (by influencing milk composition) depending on the severity and length of exposure, exclusive and/or prolonged milk feeding may attenuate the negative in utero effects of early life stressors and promote healthy developmental trajectories. Overall, scientific evidence supports lactation to be protective against nutritive and immune stressors, but the benefits of lactation in response to psychological stressors need further investigation.

A Case Report of Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures in a 29-Year-Old Male With Schizophrenia.

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) involve episodes of movement, sensation, or behaviors that may appear clinically similar to epileptic seizures but without cortical electroencephalographic activity that defines epileptic seizures. This case report involves a 29-year-old male with a history of type I diabetes mellitus, schizophrenia, and a prior suicide attempt via insulin overdose. He was admitted to the emergency department after being found unresponsive on the floor in his bedroom. Given the nature of his prior suicide attempt, he was initially treated for hypoglycemic coma. After arrival at the emergency department, he was noted to have normal blood glucose but displayed symptoms of acute psychosis and was transferred to the behavioral health unit, where subsequent paroxysmal episodes with seizure-like features were observed. He then underwent video-electroencephalography monitoring to evaluate for epilepsy. After no epileptic activity was recorded, he was transferred back to the behavioral health unit and treated for underlying schizophrenia and suspected PNES. After showing gradual improvement on antipsychotic medication, no further seizure-like activity was observed. His stay was complicated by a SARS-CoV-2 infection, which he recovered from without complication, and he was released on day 11. Extensive education was provided for the patient and his family on recognizing the symptoms of PNES and the importance of adherence to antipsychotic medication to avoid psychiatric decompensation and PNES recurrence. This case report highlights the challenge of diagnosing and treating a patient with PNES with underlying psychiatric comorbidities and a history of insulin overdose.

Difficult situations and ways of coping with them in the experiences of parents homeschooling their children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland

The aim of the research project is to present parents' perceptions and experiences related to home education during the coronavirus pandemic, and the ways of coping with difficult situations, taking into account sociodemographic factors. At the end of March and beginning of April this year, a survey was conducted on a group of 278 parents living in Poland - in a large city, small town and in the countryside - and affected by this problem. The findings indicate that a significant group of respondents described the existing situation as difficult, and the responsibilities related to home schooling as being beyond their capabilities. Parents are generally not confident about their competence and solutions they adopt;they express anxiety about the future of their children. Significant differences were observed in the ways of perceiving difficult situations and of coping with them with respect to gender and place of residence. The undertaken research is important because the voices of parents shed light on the problems of Polish education in a crisis situation, and at the same time indicate the direction of necessary changes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Mental health: COVID-19, stress, and coping

Pandemics (i.e., large-scale epidemics) are defined as outbreaks of disease over a large geographic area or over the entire world. Pandemics result in large-scale stress given the uncertainty around the duration of disease risk (Taylor, 2019). The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus two (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic of 2019, referred to typically as COVID-19, represents a public health emergency with widespread psychological consequences. In addition to job and housing insecurity, extant research on the mental health impact of the pandemic points to significant emotional distress and dysfunctional behaviors across the lifespan, difficulty coping, and increased suicidal ideation (Duan et al., 2020;Innocentiet al., 2020;Shah et al., 2020;Taylor et al., 2020a;Wang et al., 2020). The developing research on COVID-19 is well in-line with research on prior pandemics, which found that these events may trigger or exacerbate adverse mental health symptoms, particularly those related to anxiety, depressed mood, and post-traumatic stress (Taylor, 2019). Furthermore, the psychological impact of a pandemic can persist beyond the medical effects of the disease, both in the short and long term (Douglas et al., 2009;Gardner & Moallef, 2015), suggesting that the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may last long after the disease has run its course. This chapter will explore the psychological impacts of pandemics, COVID-19 Stress Syndrome, and proposed strategies for navigating the pandemic in an attempt to provide a cursory look into the breadth and scope of pandemic-related mental health research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

The impact of workplace safety and customer misbehavior on supermarket workers' stress and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

Purpose: Essential frontline workers in the retail sector face increased exposure risks to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to frequent interactions with the general public. Often these interactions are fraught with controversies over public safety protocols. The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of frontline workers' perceptions of workplace safety and customer misbehaviors on their stress and psychological distress to inform managing workplace health and safety during public health crises. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted an online survey of 3,344 supermarket workers in the state of Arizona (US) during the state's first COVID-19 pandemic wave in July 2020. Measures included mental health distress, and perceptions of workplace safety and customer behaviors. The authors utilized a mixed-methods approach combining multiple regression analyses with qualitative analyses of open-ended comments. Findings: Workers reported high rates of stress and psychological distress. Increases in mental health morbidity were correlated with perceptions of being unsafe in the workplace and concerns about negative customer encounters. Qualitative analyses reveal frustration with management's efforts to reduce risks intertwined with feelings of being unsafe and vulnerable to threatening customer encounters. Practical implications: The findings highlight the need to provide and enforce clear safety guidelines, including how to manage potential hostile customer interactions, to promote positive health workplace management during a pandemic. Originality/value: This study is among the first to assess the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the mental health of non-health care frontline essential workers and presents novel insights regarding perceived customer misbehavior and need for management support and guidance in a public health crisis. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Clothing consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from mining Tweets

Understanding how consumers have shifted in clothing consumption in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic is critical for fashion clothing brands and businesses to identify what value means to consumers to locate growth opportunities. This exploratory study intends to provide a picture of consumers' clothing consumption evolution while going through the pandemic crisis. We take a viewpoint that integrates the perspectives of life status changes and stress coping to examine consumers' responses to clothing consumption during the COVID-19 global pandemic. A total of 68,511 relevant tweets were collected from January 1, 2020, through September 31, 2020. Sentiment and content analysis identified five themes which are revealed by 16 topics associated with clothing consumption over the phases of pre-lockdown, lockdown, and reopening. Pent-up demand for clothing products and changed clothing consumption habits were identified. Our findings provide evidence that consumption change is the fundamental mechanism of stress coping. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Impact of COVID-19 on job satisfaction: The case of military and airline pilots

Objective: To investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the military and airline pilots' Job Satisfaction (JS), and identify important contributory factors to support the development of future mitigating strategies. Background: The aviation industry has undergone a series of devastating changes since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the implications of the pandemic on pilots' JS are unknown. Methods: Quantitative JS measurements were taken from 203 European and Middle Eastern pilots, during the pandemic (March, 2021), using the shortened Job Descriptive Index and Job In General validated scales. Follow-up semi-structured interviews (April 2021) were conducted with 16 participants to establish pre-pandemic JS levels and identify the degree of change due to COVID-19. Results: Significant JS differences (p < .001) were observed between military and airline pilots;the former having higher levels. Qualitative findings revealed that airline pilots' levels decreased due to factors such as job security, pay cuts, opportunities for promotion and skill-fade concerns. Military pilots experienced an increased JS, as state-funded organizations were not substantially affected by COVID-19, which led to a feeling of appreciation and thankfulness. Conclusion: COVID-19 has caused a major disruption to JS of military and airline pilots. Suggested mitigation measures for the civil aviation sector comprised effective communication between pilots and managers to reduce the pandemic-induced job uncertainty. Solutions such as extra flight simulator sorties were recommended to tackle the skill-fade effect. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Burdens, positive aspects, and resources in families during the COVID-19 pandemic

Theoretical Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting consequences led to new family challenges (e. g., school and daycare closings, home office). Studies examining the variety of experiences are scarce. Objective: We examined (1) what burdened families the most during the pandemic, (2) whether there were positive changes in families, and (3) what resources helped parents to manage the crisis. Method: We conducted an online survey in August 2020 in Germany with N = 4 967 parents (87.6% female, 86.7% higher school education) with minor children (0-17 years). We analysed their answers to three open-ended-questions: (1) "Overall, what caused you the most stress during the pandemic?" (2) "What has changed for the better during the pandemic?" (3) "What helped you the most during the pandemic?". We used an inductive approach and developed a category system based on the answers. We analysed the frequencies of developed categories using MAXQDA (VERBI Software, 2019). Results: Parents were stressed most by the difficult compatibility of job and family life (12.0%), worries about the progression of the pandemic (11.1 %), and the closure of care facilities and education institutions (8.5 %). On the other hand, parents also reported positive changes that emerged from the pandemic: more gratitude and new attitudes (16.1 %);closer relationships within the family (13.0 %);and more time to spend with others (10.6%). Family resources were: social interaction within the family (19.1 %), outside family life (10.9%), and increased positive activities (13.3 %). Discussion and Conclusion: Our results provide insight into the individual experiences of families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Based on the results, needsand family-based interventions can be derived that focus on reducing the burden, on maintaining the positive changes on a long-term basis, and on strengthening family resources. Examples are opening child-care facilities, establishing flexible work arrangements, allowing social contact in social bubbles, providing information on actions, strengthening media competence, providing positive activities, training awareness for positive changes and resources, and disseminating support measures. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (German) Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Masnahmen zur Eindammung der COVID-19-Pandemie stellten Familien vor Herausforderungen. Es fehlt an Studien, welche die umfassende Vielfalt der subjektiven Erfahrungen abbilden. Fragestellung: Ziel ist, Belastungen, positive Veranderungen und Ressourcen in Familien zu erfassen. Methode: 4 967 Eltern (87.6% weiblich, 86.7% mit Hochschulreife) minderjahriger Kinder (0-17 Jahre) nahmen an einer Online-Erhebung im August 2020 teil. Belastungen, positive Veranderungen und Ressourcen wahrend der Pandemie wurden durch offene Fragen erfasst. Auf Basis der Freitextantworten wurde ein Kategoriensystem entwickelt und ausgewertet. Ergebnisse: Die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben (12 %), Sorgen um die Entwicklung der Pandemie (11%) und eingeschrankte Betreuung und schulische Bildung (9%) wurden am haufigsten als Belastungen genannt. Positive Veranderungen waren vermehrte Wertschatzung, Dankbarkeit und neue Einstellungen (16%), engere Beziehungen innerhalb der Familie (13%) und mehr Zeit mit Menschen (11%). Wichtige Ressourcen fur Familien waren das soziale Miteinander innerhalb der Familie (19%) und positive Aktivitaten (13 %). Diskussion und Schlussfolgerung: Ansatzpunkte fur familienzentrierte Praventionsmasnahmen sind die Offenhaltung von Betreuungseinrichtungen, eine Flexibilisierung der Arbeitssituation, eine fortlaufende Aufklarung uber notwendige Masnahmen, Starkung digitaler Unterstutzungsangebote einschlieslich der Verbesserung der Medienkompetenz, die Ermoglichung von Freizeitaktivitaten, sowie die Verbesserung psychosozialer Unterstutzungsmasnahmen. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Suddenly working from home!: Effects of the Corona crisis on psychological job demands and resources and the role of telecommuting

The Corona crisis and the lockdown in the spring of 2020 had various effects on working life in Europe. In this three-wave study, we assessed the trajectories of job demands and resources of 302 employees 2 weeks before the lockdown, over 1 week after lockdown start, and 6 weeks following the beginning of the lockdown. We applied a pre-post follow-up design with 129 employees who switched to telecommuting and a control group of 173 employees who remained in their on-site workplace. Results from the repeated-measures MANCOVA indicate that, despite various general changes to job characteristics because of the Corona crisis, telecommuting changes contributed to significant changes only in communication opportunities and-before Bonferroni correction-in physical job demands. These results may imply that the most visible massive switch to telecommuting of many employees during the first phase of the Corona crisis is only one explanatory factor for general changes to job characteristics. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (German) Die Corona-Krise und der Lockdown im Fruhjahr 2020 waren mit vielfachen Veranderungen im Arbeitsleben in Europa verbunden. In einer 3-Wellen-Langsschnittstudie wurden die Verlaufe von Stressoren und Ressourcen von 302 Beschaftigten zwei Wochen vor dem Lockdown, eine Woche nach Lockdownstart und sechs Wochen nach Lockdownstart erfasst. Die Studie folgte einem Pre-post- Follow-up-Design mit 129 Beschaftigten, die zu Homeoffice-Arbeit wechselten und einer Kontrollgruppe von 173 Beschaftigten, die weiter vor Ort arbeiteten. Ergebnisse einer MANCOVA mit Messwiederholung zeigen, dass trotz vielfaltiger allgemeiner Veranderungen in den Arbeitsbedingungen durch die Corona-Krise der Wechsel ins Homeoffice nur zur Veranderung von zwei Arbeitsmerkmalen beitrug (Reduktion von Kommunikationsmoglichkeiten und-vor einer Bonferroni Korrektur-physische Arbeitsplatzstressoren). Das deutet darauf hin, dass die sehr sichtbaren Wechsel ins Homeoffice in der ersten Phase der Pandemie nur ein erklarender Faktor fur vielfaltige Veranderungen in den Arbeitsbedingungen im Zuge der Corona Krise darstellt. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Listening and learning from the COVID-19 frontline in one US healthcare system

Purpose: The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted healthcare systems worldwide. Understanding the perspectives and insights of frontline healthcare workers caring for and interacting with patients with COVID-19 represents a timely, topical, and important area of research. The purpose of this qualitative action research study was to assist one US healthcare system that has an expansive footprint with the implementation of a needs assessment among its frontline healthcare workers. The leadership within this healthcare system wanted to obtain a deeper understanding of how the COVID-19 pandemic was impacting the personal and professional lives of its workers. Further, the organisation wanted to solicit employees' feedback about what they needed, understand the issues they were facing, and solicit their ideas to help the organisation know where to take action. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative research employed 45 focus groups, referred to as virtual listening calls (LCs) in this organisation, which were held over a four-week period. A total of 241 nursing staff, representing healthcare facilities across the country, attended 26 of the LCs. A total of 19 LCs were held with 116 healthcare workers who are employed in other clinical roles (e.g. therapists) or administrative functions. Findings: Extending beyond the available research at the time, this study was initiated from within a US healthcare system and informed by the frontline healthcare employees who participated in the LCs, the findings of this study include the perspectives of both nursing and other healthcare workers, the latter of which have not received considerable attention. The findings underscore that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the personal and professional lives of all of these healthcare workers and has exacted an emotional toll as noted in other studies. However, this study also highlights the importance of listening to employees' concerns, but more importantly, their recommendations for improving their experiences. Notably, the organisation is in the midst of making changes to address these frontline workers' needs. Originality/value: The study, inclusive of nursing and other healthcare staff, demonstrates how an organisation can adapt to a crisis by listening and learning from its frontline employees. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

'I'm going to need a lot of therapy for this someday:' Finding your 'grit' in graduate school during COVID

Completing a social work graduate degree can be an exciting and a challenging time for students, but the addition of a global pandemic is likely impacting their educational experiences. Using a modified version of Photovoice, a photography-based research methodology, and reflection essays, this exploratory study sought to elevate the voices of graduate students' (N = 16) perspective on learning during COVID in an American university. Findings from the qualitative analyses of the photographs and their captions and the reflective essays suggested that many students realized their inner strength by persevering when life got very hard. Themes from these analyses were slightly more positive (i.e. support from others;developing coping strategies;improved graduate experience) than negative (i.e. loneliness;emotional;being sick). Students' viewpoint on learning during COVID provides insight into how instructors can develop creative pedagogies and support students as they persist in their pursuit of a social work degree. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Social work student telephones expert by experience. Service users involvement in social work education during COVID-19 pandemic

This article presents an innovative activity based on the involvement of Experts by Experience in social work education. The activity was conducted in Italy during weeks of lockdown. In the spring of 2020, due to containment measures adopted by the Italian government to face with COVID-19, day-long meetings of students of social work with Experts by Experience were suspended. This impediment encouraged educators to develop a new initiative named 'Social work student telephones Expert by Experience' in which 119 students of social work and 69 Experts by Experience participated. The activity entailed a telephone call exchanged between a student and an Expert by Experience. After their respective calls, each student was invited to fill out an online form describing the lived experience through a short story addressed to an imaginary friend. Three main themes emerged from the content analysis of the students' stories: students' learnings acquired through the activity;students' feelings during the activity;students' overall opinions on the educational activity. In the international field of service users' involvement in social work education, the activity represents an innovation that could inspire other universities to adopt similar practices. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Computer-aided diagnosis of COVID-19 disease from chest X-ray images integrating deep feature extraction

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has an enormous impact on the daily lives and health of people residing in more than 200 nations. This article proposes a deep learning-based system for the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19. Chest x-ray radiograph images were used because recent findings revealed that these images contain salient features about COVID-19 disease. Transfer learning was performed using different pre-trained convolutional neural networks models for binary (normal and COVID-19) and triple (normal, COVID-19 and viral pneumonia) class problems. Deep features were extracted from a fully connected layer of the ResNET50v2 model and feature dimension was reduced through feature reduction methods. Feature fusion of feature sets reduced through analysis of variance (ANOVA) and mutual information feature selection (MIFS) was fed to Fine K-nearest neighbour to perform binary classification. Similarly, serial feature fusion of MIFS and chi-square features were utilized to train Medium Gaussian Support Vector Machines to distinguish normal, COVID-19 and viral pneumonia cases. The proposed framework yielded accuracies of 99.5% for binary and 95.5% for triple class experiments. The proposed model shows better performance than the existing methods, and this research has the potential to assist medical professionals to enhance the diagnostic ability to detect coronavirus disease. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

COVID-19 workplace adaptation and recovery in the resort municipality of Whistler, BC, Canada

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic changed how many of us work, where we work and what we need and expect from the workplace. In this paper, the researchers sought to describe how employers and employees experienced their changing workplace environments in the early days of the pandemic, with a focus on adaptation and recovery in Whistler in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, the authors aimed to develop a new model to inform other organizations undergoing the consequences of major catastrophes. Design/methodology/approach: Applying a qualitative approach, the authors gathered data in a total of seven focus groups. Employer focus groups were held in June 2020, and employee focus groups were held in November 2020. A thematic analysis was completed by three researchers. Findings: After completing an analysis of the employer focus group transcripts, the authors identified the themes of staffing and coordination, adaptability and connection, uncertainty, communication and community and strategies. The employees' concerns and experiences related to the themes of challenges, changes and community, communication, involvement in decisions, future employment and support and connection. Originality/value: This study captured descriptions of workplace adaptation and recovery for employers and employees during the pandemic, generalizability is limited by the number of participants. These accounts depicted a period of significant change in working conditions, communications, and employment practices. This paper offers a new conceptual model, C4AR, exploring the role of communicate, coordinate, connect and community in supporting workplace adaptation and recovery. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

The family as a protective factor for adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Theoretical background: From spring 2020 to the present day, the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread limitations in daily life, including school closures, as well as to negative effects on the mental health of adolescents in the German-speaking countries. Objective: This study examined the associations between family support, psychological distress, and concern for others' health as aspects of solidarity among adolescents in Austria and Switzerland. We expected positive associations between family support and adolescents' reported concern for others' health and negative associations between family support and psychological distress. We further explored whether the two national samples differed in these aspects. Method: Adolescents (N = 458) aged 14 to 18 years from Austria (n = 158) and Switzerland (n = 300) completed an online survey in April and May 2020 on the three constructs "Concern for other's health," "Psychological distress," and "Family support." We conducted the statistical analyses using structural equation modeling. Results: We found measurement invariance between the two samples regarding all assessed constructs. As hypothesized, in both countries family support was positively related to concern for others' health and negatively related to psychological distress. Swiss adolescents reported higher concern for others' health and lower psychological distress than the Austrian sample. Discussion and Conclusion: The results feed into the theory of family resilience, suggesting that family support plays a crucial role in adolescents' well-being during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. Family support may also be related to adolescents' solidarity. However, the variance explained in our study was small indicating that other protective factors should be considered as well. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (German) Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Familie stellt in Krisen einen zentralen Schutzfaktor fur Jugendliche dar. Fragestellung: Diese Studie untersuchte die Zusammenhange zwischen familiarer Unterstutzung, der Sorge um die Gesundheit anderer und der psychischen Belastung von Jugendlichen. Methode: Daten einer Online-Studie zum Ende des 1. Lockdowns 2020 in Osterreich und der Schweiz wurden mittels eines Strukturgleichungsmodells analysiert. Ergebnisse: Familiare Unterstutzung hing positiv mit der Sorge um die Gesundheit anderer und negativ mit psychischer Belastung zusammen. Die Schweizer Jugendlichen berichteten hohere Sorge um die Gesundheit anderer sowie eine geringere psychische Belastung. Diskussion und Schlussfolgerung: Die familiare Unterstutzung spielt eine wichtige Rolle im Befinden und Erleben von Jugendlichen wahrend der Pandemie. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

The COVID-19 pandemic and Lacan's discourse of the hysteric: A discourse characterization using the example of #allesdichtmachen

In this article the video clips uploaded under the hashtag #allesdichtmachen at the end of April 2021 are analyzed as ironically and satirically exaggerated characterizations of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) discourse. Drawing on Lacan's discourse of the hysteric, the following starting point for the analysis is used: the citizens as divided subjects ($) protest and demand that the other (the federal government) delivers (S1) what they desire (e.g. absolute security). The other subsequently produces solutions (S2, e.g. to issue measures against the COVID-19) which, however, do not solve the fundamental lack (a) but actually lead to further demands from the citizens ($). The suppression of object petit a in the discourse of the hysteric is addressed in the video clips as the illusion of absolute security using the example of the inevitability of death. The drifting of desire, which is characteristic of the hysteric's social bond, results in demanding continuously new measures against the corona virus. The self-developed measures which are promoted in many video clips are interpreted as attempts at completion of the other and identification with the master. Anxiety is linked to the hysteric's desire for an unfulfilled desire. The article concludes with a discussion on how the discursive configuration can be challenged and evolves from the discourse of the hysteric to the discourse of the analyst and from the Kleinian paranoid-schizoid position to the depressive position. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (German) Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Ende April 2021 unter dem Hashtag #allesdichtmachen veroffentlichten Video-Clips als ironisch und satirisch zugespitzte Charakterisierung des aktuellen Corona-Diskurses analysiert. Unter Bezug auf den hysterischen Diskurs nach Jacques Lacan ergibt sich folgender Ausgangspunkt fur die Analyse: Burger*innen als gespaltene Subjekte ($) richten Appelle an den grosen Anderen der Bundesregierung in der Erwartung, ihnen zu liefern (S1), was sie begehren (zum Beispiel absolute Sicherheit). Die von dem Anderen in der Folge entwickelten Corona-Masnahmen (S2) konnen den fundamentalen Mangel (a) jedoch nicht aufheben und fuhren zu weiteren Appellen der Burger*innen ($). Die Verdrangung des Objekts klein a im hysterischen Diskurs wird in den Videos als Illusion vollstandiger Sicherheit am Beispiel der Unvermeidbarkeit des Todes thematisiert. Das fur den hysterischen Diskurs charakteristische Wandern des Begehrens resultiert in kontinuierlichen Appellen nach weiteren Masnahmen. Die in den Videos vielfach selbst entwickelten Corona-Masnahmen werden als Vervollstandigung des Anderen und Identifikation mit dem Herrn gelesen. Angst wird mit dem hysterischen Begehren nach einem unerfullten Begehren in Verbindung gebracht. Der Beitrag schliest mitMoglichkeiten der Diskursverschiebung vom hysterischen Diskurs zum Diskurs des Analytikers und von der paranoid-schizoiden zur depressiven Position nach Melanie Klein. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

The effects of music on sleep

Sleep is essential to human survival, yet issues with getting restful, consistent sleep are a common problem. One in three adults do not reach the recommended amount of sleep often leading to a myriad of issues, from physical illness to mental and cognitive disorders, poor work attendance, and frequent disruptions in daily life. Traumatic experiences that occur early in life can have lifelong health implications, including sleep disorders and insufficient sleep. With the advent of COVID-19, people in the United States and across the world were forced to quarantine, thereby disturbing previously established patterns of behavior, daily engagement with others, and regulated sleeping habits. Being able to rejuvenate the physical, emotional, and mental state through sleep became more important yet also more difficult amidst the stresses of the pandemic. Healthcare professionals are seeking alternate options for patient treatments relative toward achieving healthy sleeping patterns. Inclusion of music may be a contributing option to this ongoing problem because it is easily accessible and can be personalized to individual tastes. It is cost effective, cost avoidant, and avoids the risk of serious side effects. The focus of this article is to explain how music may impact sleep, and to offer suggestions that optimize sleeping patterns through the conscientious application of music and music therapy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Sports and the COVID-19 pandemic

The unique effects of the pandemic on athletes are difficult to ascertain because people are impacted differently depending on various factors, including socioeconomic class, race, age, physical health, and other differences. Although we will summarize emerging findings in this chapter, we caution against making generalizations for the aforementioned reasons. We hope that studies will continue as we all constantly learn more about the virus and how we, as mental health practitioners and sport psychology practitioners, can better support and serve the athletes we work with. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Emergency Department Admissions of Children with Chest Pain before and during COVID-19 Pandemic.

OBJECTIVES: We compared the number of accesses, causes, and instrumental evaluations of chest pain in children between the pre-COVID-19 era and the COVID-19 period and analyzed the assessment performed in children with chest pain, highlighting unnecessary examinations. METHODS: We enrolled children with chest pain admitted to our emergency department between January 2019 and May 2021. We collected demographic and clinical characteristics and findings on physical examinations, laboratory tests, and diagnostic evaluations. Then, we compared the number of accesses, causes, and instrumental assessments of chest pain between the pre-COVID-19 era and the COVID-19 era. RESULTS: A total of 111 patients enrolled (mean age: 119.8 ± 40.48 months; 62 males). The most frequent cause of chest pain was idiopathic (58.55%); we showed a cardiac origin in 4.5% of the cases. Troponin determination was performed in 107 patients, and the value was high only in one case; chest X-rays in 55 cases and echocardiograms in 25 cases showed pathological findings, respectively, in 10 and 5 cases. Chest pain accesses increased during the COVID-19 era (p < 0.0001), with no differences in the causes of chest pain between the two periods. CONCLUSIONS: The increase in accesses for chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that this symptom generates anxiety among parents. Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that the evaluation of chest pain is still extensive, and new chest pain assessment protocols in the pediatric age group are needed.