1/9-“The ways in which the #COVID19 pandemic has damaged mental health are becoming glaringly apparent. Hospitals are overburdened by mentally ill patients, therapists are unable to accept more clients, and [...] a surge in student suicides across the US.” https://www.ft.com/content/36e06800-5298-41d1-8409-dd4b38da3a56?desktop=true&segmentId=d8d3e364-5197-20eb-17cf-2437841d178a#myft:notification:instant-email:content

2/9 -“The fact the pandemic has markedly increased anxiety and depression is not a surprise. The structure and function of our brains are shaped by input from other humans, and we need to visit familiar faces and places to maintain healthy brain function, esp in times of stress.”

3/9 -“We have known for decades that the early detection and treatmt of depression saves lives and reduces costs. We make early interv, such as promoting good diet and exercise, to reduce the impact of cardiovasc dis. Why have we only barely begun to do so with mental illnesses?”

4/9 - “In the US, 60% of adolescents and young adults with major depression reported receiving no treatmt in the year before they were surveyed. This was also true for between 1/3 and 2/3 of adults with serious mental disorders in Canada, the US, Chile, Germany and the NL.”

5/9 - “Neuroscience provides new tools with which we can respond at scale. With online learning at an all-time high, digital neurotherap, suit the new virtual normal. They use the same neural pathways and processes that create the brain’s functional syst in order to repair them.”

6/9 - “In one study, depressed patients who failed to respond to antidepressants recovered after four weeks of digital neurotherapies.”

7/9 - “Online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for adults takes a slightly different approach, but one that can be similarly effective. Through instruction and practice of specific cognitive strategies, CBT enables weakened frontal control systems to regain control.”

8/9 - “Online versions use animations and videos to teach depressed or anxious people to identify cognitive distortions, shift focus from the negative to the positive, stop overgeneralising the implications of negative life events, and avoid catastrophic thinking.”

9/9 - “The barriers to rolling out these tools at the pace and scale required are relatively low. One year of digital neurotherapy generally costs less than an hour of psychotherapy.”