Psychology of a Pandemic
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May is Mental Health Awareness month, so Maria and Julio discuss the psychological and emotional toll of living through a global pandemic. They are joined by\\xa0Dr. Patrice Harris, child and adolescent psychiatrist and president of the American Medical Association, and\\xa0Bethany Ao, a mental health reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. ITT Staff Picks: - In her latest for\\xa0The Philadelphia Inquirer,\\xa0Bethany Ao writes about the psychology behind why it is hard for us to accept a pandemic. - The Washington Post reports\\xa0that nearly half of Americans say the coronavirus crisis is harming their mental health, and experts warn a historic\\xa0wave of mental-health problems is approaching. - From The New York Times: Before the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare workers were already vulnerable to PTSD and burnout. Now mental health experts are seeing increased rates of trauma, anxiety, depression and insomnia from these frontline workers who\'ve treated COVID-19.\\xa0 \\xa0
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