COVID-19 and Self-Care: Dr. Karin Thompson University of Texas Alpha Epsilon Delta

Dr. Karin Thompson is a psychologist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston. She discusses dealing with stress related to corona virus, the move towards telehealth, and more!

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Apps Recommended by Dr. Thompson:

Breathe2Relax: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breathe2relax/id425720246
Calm: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810
Virtual Hope Box:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/virtual-hope-box/id825099621
List of Mobile Apps from VA:
https://www.mirecc.va.gov/cih-visn2/Documents/Patient_Education_Handouts/Mobile-Apps-for-Veterans-and-Providers.pdf

Why social distancing is important:
- Smithsonian Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/philadelphia-threw-wwi-parade-gave-thousands-onlookers-flu-180970372/
- Study on St. Louis vs. Philadelphia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1906625/

NPR piece on college students with nowhere to go:
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816579130/when-colleges-shut-down-some-students-have-nowhere-to-go

Zoom stock: https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2020/03/27/sec-halts-zoom-after-coronavirus-traders-confuse-it-for-zoom-app/