Sick of COVID-19? Here's why you might have pandemic fatigue
It's draining and depressing to stay on high alert month after month after month. Understanding pandemic fatigue better might help you strengthen your resolve.
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
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How to stay socially connected as lockdown returns - according to science
Recent findings from social neuroscience show us how we can make virtual interactions almost as beneficial as real world ones.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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The neuroscience of loneliness – and how technology is helping us
Brain regions associated with threat and aversion, are activated when we feel lonely and rejected.
April 17, 2020 • ~6 min
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COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression, and the health care system isn't ready for that, either
Stress, loss, loneliness and isolation are key factors in clinical depression, which affects millions. The US was unprepared for COVID-19 – will it remain unprepared for its medical aftermath?
April 1, 2020 • ~8 min
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COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression
Stress, loss, loneliness and isolation are key factors in clinical depression, which affects millions. The US was unprepared for COVID-19 – will it remain unprepared for its medical aftermath?
April 1, 2020 • ~8 min
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These tools help older people connect digitally while isolating
From Facebook to WhatsApp, technology is important to keeping older generations from feeling lonely while social distancing during coronavirus
March 30, 2020 • ~5 min
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Social distancing comes with social side effects – here's how to stay connected
Physically isolating yourself can feel psychologically isolating too. But there are ways to maintain connections in these crazy coronavirus times.
March 16, 2020 • ~9 min
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Coronavirus self-isolation: a psychologist explains how to avoid cabin fever
Top tips for staying mentally well in a time of this pandemic.
March 16, 2020 • ~6 min
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