We don’t ban cars, but we work hard to regulate them — and limit access to them — so as to reduce the death toll they cause

Cars kill about as many people as guns, and we don’t ban them!

In 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas tweeted that he was “embarrassed” that his state was ranked second (behind California) in requests to buy new guns, albeit still with one million requests.

One study by the Violence Policy Center found that in 2012 there were 259 justifiable homicides by a private citizen using a firearm.

It is true that guns are occasionally used to stop violence

Recognizing signs of stress in your child

Psychiatrists and therapists who work with people in the wake of earthquakes, hurricanes and other disasters noted that surges in anxiety and helplessness were natural reactions that seldom become traumatic or chronic.

Digital platforms such as Crisis Text Line and Talkspace regularly reported spikes in activity through the spring

tudies done in the wake of hurricanes, earthquakes and floods find that no more than 10 percent of people develop such prolonged reactions

The other 90 percent pick up the pieces, and in time the nightmares and surges of panic recede.

A wave of new mental health disorders may indeed be on the way, especially if Covid-19 cases explode again late in the year, or the economic downturn deepens.

The fear of infection and disruptions caused by the coronavirus, without question, have intensified the distress of many individuals, especially those who have lost regular access to care as a result, or who had pre-existing dread of infections — from obsessive-compulsive disorder, for example.

The longer people experience these levels of psychological distress, the more likely they are to present with a diagnosis that would benefit from treatment,

It found that 14 percent of people had high levels of psychological distress, compared with an average of 4 percent during the pre-Covid era.

at the height of the epidemic in many regions, prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax and Klonopin were up by 15 percent over February; antidepressants were up by 14 percent, and sleeping pills by 5 percent, according to data provided by OptumRx, the pharmacy benefit arm of UnitedHealth Group.

Prescription trends provide little evidence of an explosion in mental disorders in recent months.