Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, we must not neglect the needs of those with mental illness
“I’m in a constant state of fear.”
“I have nothing to look forward to now.”
“I don’t know when my life will go back to normal.”
As a psychiatrist practicing in a busy urban academic medical center, I have started to see the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on individuals’ mental health. Although some patients primarily worry about the virus itself, I have been more struck by the emotional distress associated …
