COVID-19 and the mental health impact

COVID-19 and the mental health impact

University of wisconsin did a study on more than 10,000 high school athletes this summer..

Surveying the amount of anxiety expeirence after school and activities shut down..

The results... showing two thirds of high school athletes experiencing depression and anxiety... and the cdc releasing data from a study of 18-24year olds that has doctors and physicians concerned... <<(sot, dr. knew this was going to take a mental health toll, but i considered it would be this much.") professionals continue coronavirus and the impact it takes on the the cdc finding starling numbers among but it doesn't pertain to the physical virus...(sot, dr. brownfield: "one of that participated in the study from the cdc has contiplated just last month president trump the..the mental health impact of the virus from shutdowns this summer...(sot, donald tremendous depression suicide, drugs, alcohol, abuse, a lot more problems than caused by the virus itself.")the alarming numbers among college age students... drawing major concern from doctors and medical experts across the country...(sot, dr. brownfield: "we've told them they're non-essential and isolate.

People, especially with underlying mental health already are now isolated from their friends, their teachers, every body.")one of brownfield's biggest takeaways so far during the pandemic..

Has nothing to do her with her own personal safety at work, but who she sees walking into her office...(sot, dr. brownfield: this has probably been the hardest year for me to be a physician that i have ever experienced in all of the years that i've been a physician.

It's not because of my health or wearing a mask all day at work, it's what i've seen happen to young people with being distraught and isolated.") as the school year already in full-swing for colleges and universities across the area... brownfield believs, if being done safely and in the right- way...it's a good thing for kids to be back on campuses... (sot, dr. brownfield: "there's going to be a lot of unanswered questions and in the future, we're going to look back and know what we did right and what we did wrong, but i think it's a very good thing for schools to be open and welcome students back.

They're doing things smartly and trying to keep everyone as safe as possible.")brownfield says the cdc's study is eye-opening and concerning... but with masks and social distancing steps in place at local univerisities...she feels normalcy can go a long way for 18-24 year olds... (sot, dr. brownfield: "we still need to get back to the reality that this age group is the risk of suicide is much higher and having a bad outcome from having coronavirus.

We have to atleast acknowledge the collateral damage and figure out ways that we can still protect our high risks patients, while we're not causing unwanted collateral damager in a very social group.")>> brownfield says although the data isn't available yet..

There is also the concern of the mental health of