For a full list of general info and research about COVID-19, please visit [UPDATED] COVID-19 Resources

Coping With Coronavirus: Managing Stress, Fear, and Anxiety

Joshua Gordon (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on March 16, 2020): “Fear and anxiety about a new disease and what could happen can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Public health actions, such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated and lonely and can increase stress and anxiety. However, these actions are necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Coping with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.”

Emotional & mental health and COVID-19

Mental health & COVID-19, World Health Organisation

#HealthyAtHome – Mental health, World Health Organisation

#HealthyAtHome – Physical activity, World Health Organisation

Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health, World Health Organisation

Helping children cope with COVID-19

Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19, World Health Organisation

Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019: Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infographic: Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCov outbreak, World Health Organisation

Coronavirus Resources for Families | Mental and Emotional Health: Returning to School, Coping with Stress and Anxiety, Grief Tools, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Tools for Kids, Cincinnati Children’s

Multiple sclerosis and the novel coronavirus

(Listed chronologically, newest first)

COVID-19 and Multiple Sclerosis, WebMD (September 23rd, 2020)

An Italian programme for COVID-19 infection in multiple sclerosis, The Lancet Neurology (June 1st, 2020)

How Has COVID-19 Changed Multiple Sclerosis Care?, AJMC (April 25th, 2020)

Have You Tested Positive for Coronavirus with MS? Multiple Sclerosis News Today (March 20th, 2020)

Infection Risks Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Fingolimod, Natalizumab, Rituximab, and Injectable Therapies, US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (February 1st, 2020)

COVID-19 and people with disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2018 Winner Best Blog Post with ‘3443 Needles’, Blog Awards Ireland, Ashville Media Group, Dublin, Ireland
Everyday Health: Top 10 MS Blogs to Follow in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018

Feedspot: Top 50 MS Blogs to follow in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

 MyTherapy: Multiple Sclerosis Blogs: 10 of the Best in 2019

Ireland Blog Awards: Finalist 2014, 2015, 2017; Winner 2018 (Awards competition discontinued since)

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