COVID-19 may be causing a pandemic of anxiety
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COVID-19 may be causing a
pandemic of anxiety
Dr Firdosi Rustom Mehta
Global Health Advisor & Mentor
Adjunct Professor in Public Health
UoT DLSPH + York Univ
Former WHO Country Representative
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Content
• Background
• Global mental health situation
• COVID-19 Key issues
• Social distancing is a privilege
• Mental Health impact
• Conclusions
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Dr Brock Chisolm
• Dr Brock Chisholm, CC, CBE, MC & Bar, ED, was a 20th-century Canadian First World War veteran, medical practitioner, well-known psychiatrist, first Director-General of the World Health Organization (1948 – 53) and the 13th Canadian Surgeon General
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• Ontario Ministry of Health• Toronto Public Health• Peel Public Health• Public Health Ontario• Public Health Agency of Canada• World Health Organization• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
ncov/index.html• https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsd
ashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
• https://thewuhanvirus.com• https://www.kflaph.ca/en/healthy-
living/mental-health-and-covid-19.aspx• How to Nurture Your Mental Health
While You Self-Isolate
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