Mental Health

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1. Mental illness will be “next wave” of COVID-19 pandemic, epidemiologist says
   • Months-long isolation will take its toll on people’s mental health, experts say (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/months-isolation-mental-health-covid-1.5521649)
2. Trauma Is the Real Threat of the Coronavirus Crisis. How to Keep Your Mental Health
   • The real danger facing us during the pandemic is a mental one, says Israeli-born psychologist Guy Winch, whose books about heartbreak and parting have become best sellers in the United States (https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-trauma-is-the-real-threat-of-the-coronavirus-how-to-keep-your-mental-health-1.8753264)
3. 10 Tips for Managing Anxiety during COVID-19
   • Dr Jill Newby, Associate Professor of Psychology at UNSW and based at the Black Dog Institute shares some helpful actions which can assist in reducting anxiety and help manage COVID-19 fears.(https://blackdoginstitute.org.au/news/news-detail/2020/03/20/10-tips-for-managing-anxiety-during-covid-19)
4. Lockdown is the World’s Biggest Psychological Experiment
   • Dr Elke Van Hoof Professor, health psychology and primary care psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel shares how to mitigate the toxic effects of COVID-19 lockdowns. (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/this-is-the-psychological-side-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-that-were-ignoring/)