January 01, 2021
Psychiatrists warn of long-term consequences as a result of the pandemic A big mental health crisis looms over people across the world as a large-scale consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the experts.
Adrian James, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said even when the coronavirus outbreak is under control, there will be ‘profound’ long-term repercussions.
He reportedly told the
Guardian: “It is probably the biggest hit to mental health since the Second World War. It doesn t stop when the virus is under control and there are few people in the hospital. You ve got to fund the long-term consequences.”
Dozens of people coming up with solutions to the myriad of problems created by the coronavirus pandemic have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
Elite research scientists developing vaccines, effective therapies and also monitoring the secondary impacts of the crisis on public have received gongs as well as the medics helping the NHS adapt.
Professor Wendy Bickmore head the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit was honoured for the centre’s work identifying genes that put some people at greater risk of developing the most serious symptoms of Covid-19.
She was made a CBE for services to biomedical sciences and to women in science.