Covid-19 - a looming global mental health disaster

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NSTworld: “The suicide rates are going to go up because people are alone and isolated and being at home is really an unsafe situation for them.”

With uncertainty surrounding the outbreak deepening the economic, social and health care crisis, an army of therapists is helping people cope with the brutal psychological fallout.

“And even then, we could run home and be together and hug each other. Now, even when we are home we shouldn’t be hugging.” According to a poll released on Thursday by Kaiser Family Foundation, the virus has affected the mental health of nearly half of the people in the United States. She said therapists, who have had to shift sessions online amid infection concerns, are being extra vigilant to keep a close watch on vulnerable clients and are using social media to share resources and guidance.

Limiting exposure to the grim news on television and social media is another way to soothe the nerves, therapists say.

 

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