https://freerepublic.com/tag/sharonguynup/ en-us Sat, 22 May 2021 16:41:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3961486/posts Doctors are forecasting what some experts are now calling “the fourth wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say the mental health impacts will be “profound and far-reaching,” likely outlasting the physical health impacts, and straining already-stretched mental health systems in the United States and worldwide.... “The pandemic has produced a petri dish of psychological factors that may lead to emotional health problems: anxiety, brain fog, depression, and PTSD,” says Luana Marques, a psychologist and professor at Harvard Medical School... During the pandemic’s first nine months, six times as many American adults reported mental health issues as in early 2019.... Soaring... National Geographic https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3961486/posts#comment Sat, 22 May 2021 16:41:54 GMT