Episode 28: C-PTSD and Recovering from COVID - You seriously do not want to get this virus.

Episode 28

C-PTSD and Recovering from COVID

You seriously do not want to get this virus.

June 2, 2021

Well, it now appears I am not just under the influence of COVID-19. I am clinically depressed. Isn’t that just peachy? So, I thought it would be helpful to add some information about depression just in case the pandemic has also given you the blues.  You may want to go back and listen to Episode 15: C-PTSD and Depression. There is some good stuff about depression in that podcast.

Gary Gilmour wrote a nice piece for Psychology Today. He is Vice-President of Preclinical Research at COMPASS Pathways. Check it out.

What Goes On in the Brain of a Person with Depression | Psychology Today

The Psychiatrist-In-Chief in the Department of Psychiatry of Massachusetts General Research Institute, Maurizio Fava, MD has written on the rise of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Depression on the Rise During COVID-19 (massgeneral.org)

The Mayo Clinic has posted an article on COVID – 19 and Your Mental Health. This is an article you may want to take seriously.

COVID-19 and your mental health - Mayo Clinic

Arash Emamzadeh, administered the UCLA Loneliness Scale-3, a measure of loneliness, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a screening tool for depression, to 1,013 people from 50 U.S. states.  Here’s what he learned.

 COVID-19 Pandemic: Loneliness, Depression, and Suicide | Psychology Today