Earlier this week, one of the ER doctors treating COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Manhattan committed suicide. While she had struggled with mental health issues previously, her father attributed her death to the onslaught of patients and the devastation this virus caused. This article points to the toll that this pandemic has on our … Read more
This article addresses the psychological effect that racially based discrimination has on the human brain, emphasizing how fear over the coronavirus has provoked new forms of discrimination against Asian Americans, which will likely take a toll on their mental health.
This article in the New York Times observes that the effects of conspiracy theories surrounding Coronavirus may actually outlast the impact of the pandemic. The author highlights how feelings of uncertainty and disquiet over the virus foment conspiracy theories as almost a way of coping, addressing this topic from an interesting phycological perspective.
Bill Gates warned of the potential for a devastating pandemic like this years ago, and in February he stated that coronavirus was precisely the kind of threat that he feared could inflict great harm on a global scale. He has subsequently been the target of a variety of conspiracy theories, some of which accuse him … Read more
While social distancing is a necessary measure to try and control the spread of coronavirus, we must also consider how this measure effects the population psychologically. This article discusses some of these effects, including loneliness and nightmares, and stresses the importance of routine to try and create structure and restore some semblance of normalcy in … Read more
According to the Wall Street Journal, over the past few years, many companies have started training their employees in how to emotionally support one another. With new, unprecedented levels of stress from the coronavirus, this instruction is more important than ever. However, there are now concerns over privacy issues and employees becoming overly involved in … Read more
A conspiracy theory that has a growing base of support blames the spread of coronavirus on 5G wireless technology. As a consequence of this theory, acts of vandalism and arson against telecom towers have sharply increased in Britain over the past month. This article demonstrates the very real, deleterious effects of conspiracy theories for the … Read more
This opinion piece from the New York Times explores the burden that this epidemic places on medical personal treating those infected. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are knowingly putting themselves and their families at risk by trying to heal the critically ill and dying, which understandably has a profound psychological effect on them.
