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The second wave of coronavirus-linked mental health cases has arrived, leading Australian expert warns – SBS News
Australian policy-makers must be willing to turn society upside down to flatten the “mental health curve” stemming from COVID-19, a leading psychiatrist says.
An eminent psychiatrist has warned a second wave of coronavirus-linked mental health cases is crashing down on Australia, with the nation ill-equipped to flatten the curve.
In an editorial published on Monday in the Medical Journal of Australia, Patrick McGorry said the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic would be felt more keenly by particular at-risk groups.
The former Australian of the Year said a survey from the first month of the coronavirus pandemic confirmed the initial impacts on mental health…
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