A Mental Health Pandemic Is Raging Amid COVID-19 and Needs Our Attention, Experts Say
Updated: 8:56 AM PST, December 22, 2020 A combination of symptoms caused by the pandemic — like social isolation, anxiety, fear of contagion, uncertainty, chronic stress and economic difficulties — are leading to a great deal of stress for many. As elected officials, frontline workers and everyday Americans struggle amid the spread of coronavirus, there is a pandemic raging throughout the country that many are not speaking about. Numerous people are being affected by what some experts have called a “mental health pandemic,” a crisis caused or exacerbated by COVID-19 that will only ...