For months now, tuning in to the news has meant unleashing a deluge of coverage about the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to keep informed, we watch the experts 카지노 게임 컬렉션 health care leaders, academics, journalists, politicians 카지노 게임 컬렉션 discuss and debate COVID-19 effects on our lungs or hearts, our economies, our education; our day-to-day routines.
On Oct. 8, a panel of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 experts hosted a virtual discussion with hundreds of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s students and community members about another, lesser-discussed impact of the pandemic: the toll it is having on our mental health.
The discussion 카지노 게임 컬렉션 organized in partnership with Bell Let카지노 게임 컬렉션s Talk and moderated by Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Jane Philpott 카지노 게임 컬렉션 was wide-ranging, touching on how to spot common signs of mental health issues, social stigma, and how families and friends can help one another when these struggles arise. Panel experts also highlighted available resources and shared some best practices and tips for taking care of our mental health and how to manage through the most difficult moments.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Stigma is one of the major challenges people face when they experience mental health challenges. They can fear it more than the illness itself and it can prevent them from seeking help,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Heather Stuart, panelist, professor, and Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-stigma Research Chair at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Social support is vital to us as human beings, so it카지노 게임 컬렉션s important to reach out and to have people reach out to you. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s not a sign of weakness to have to rely on others for support, especially in the context of COVID-19.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Dr. Stuart, whose research focuses on mental health services evaluation and destigmatization of mental illnesses, was joined on the panel by Anne Duffy of the Department of Psychiatry카지노 게임 컬렉션s Division of Student Mental Health, as well as Brooke Linden, PhD카지노 게임 컬렉션20, a postdoctoral research fellow with Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research Institute.
카지노 게임 컬렉션We know from established evidence that we seem to be creatures on a clock. We do better 카지노 게임 컬렉션 our brains, our bodies 카지노 게임 컬렉션 if we카지노 게임 컬렉션re on a rhythm,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Duffy, who specializes in understanding the development and early course of mental illness in young people. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Even though our whole lives have been changed by the pandemic, we need to work to keep ourselves in a routine; waking up at a certain time, going to bed at a certain time, and regular cardiovascular exercise are very important for gaining and maintaining mental wellness.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Currently, Dr. Duffy is working with colleagues at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and Oxford universities to develop an international collaborative network of mental health research called U-Flourish, focused on studying well-being, academic success, and mental health needs of university students. She urged Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s students in attendance to fill out the U-Flourish survey, which was emailed to all students on Sept. 21, to share their experiences in managing mental health during the pandemic with her team of researchers.
카지노 게임 컬렉션In times like these, it카지노 게임 컬렉션s all about communication and flexibility,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Linden, an expert in stress and psychiatric epidemiology. 카지노 게임 컬렉션If you suspect someone close to you is having trouble with mental health but may be resistant to seeking professional help, try to meet them where they are. While therapy is an option, a lot of people can be hesitant to pursue it at first, so share with them that there is a wide range of resources available for wide-ranging needs.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Learn more about available mental health resources in Kingston and at Queen's on the event page, and if you missed the panel discussion you can .
This story originally appeared in the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Gazette.
