Frontiers | Characterizing the Relationship Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and U.S. Classical Musicians' Wellbeing
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the economic and social wellbeing of communities worldwide. Within the general population, certain groups are at greater risk than others, namely, persons with pre-existing mental disorders and those disproportionately impacted by the economic strain of the pandemic (Diaz et al. 2021; Calderón-Larrañaga et al. 2020) . Classical musicians, who bear a disproportionately high incidence of mental illnesses, and whose subsistence is primarily reliant upon live performances (van Fenema and van Geel 2014), fall into both categories. The COVID-19 pandemic...
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