5. COVID & Mental Health BTF Podcast

1 in 10 people are currently suffering from depression and 1 in 5 with an anxiety disorder.

Mental health challenges are increasingly being recognized as an important global health concern. Nobody is immune. It can affect anyone. There is not a single person that can that they have not been impacted by the COVID19 pandemic in one way or the other.

What is the overall effect of the COVID19 pandemic on our mental health? What is the psychological toll of a forced lockdown, economic insecurity, fake news and a continuous state of anxiety? Who are the people that are most affected?

These are some of the questions I will be unpacking with our special guest today. In this episode of the behind the frontline podcast, I speak with Professor Grobler. Prof Grobler is a psychiatrist with more than 20 years of clinical experience in psychiatry and workplace mental health. He is an academic and mental health advocate and in his opinion, every day should be mental health awareness day at work.

Together we will try to highlight the mental health challenges related to the pandemic, to celebrate some of the great solutions being done to improve mental health and look ahead to mental wellness beyond the pandemic.

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