Category: pandemic mental health toll

Chief Medical Officer: ‘Pandemic Fatigue’ Is Impacting Mental Health

Deputy Chief Medical Officer for mental health, Ruth Vines has stated that pandemic fatigue is contributing to the stress Australians are experiencing during the pandemic. “We have seen significant levels of distress and I’m sure people are now enduring what we call pandemic fatigue and feeling at times increasingly irritable and frustrated,” Vines said on ABC…


Pandemic Worsening Mental Health for Women More Than Men, Poll Suggests

OTTAWA—Aisha Addo was having a talk just the other day with a close friend about how they were faring as the pandemic stretched into 2021. She said her friend spoke candidly about feeling like she was falling into a state of depression and being unable to pull herself out of it. “We’re all experiencing the…