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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Psychiatric Issues Stemming From COVID-19
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Teresa A. Rummans, M.D.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused innumerable health complications. One complication which hasn’t received a lot of attention has been the effect seen on mental health. Since the pandemic, the incidence of mental illness has increased dramatically, both in patients who have been infected as well as those suffering the social consequences of the pandemic. This has led to mental health disorders representing a major cause of disability. What can we learn from a historical perspective as a result of previous pandemics? Ho...