Singapore is now in the disillusionment phase, and more cases of anxiety and depression can be expected in the coming months, say experts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The prolonged Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have a long-tail effect on mental health, as stress levels rise with the uncertainty of the outbreak as well as the economic downturn it brings, experts have warned.
"We certainly entered it in March as the dorm workers' cases increased and it was becoming more obvious that our overall economic recovery was dependent not only on our ability to contain our imported and locally-transmitted cases, but how well other countries managed their outbreaks and responses too," said Dr Chee.
These phases were originally described in a manual for mental health and human service workers during times of a disaster, by the Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration in the United States. June saw fewer calls logged - 3,831 - but this is still higher than the 2,863 calls in the same month a year ago.
"The need stems partly from the backlog of circuit breaker measures, but there is a real increase in number of people seeking help," he said.
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