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COVID-19 impact on mental health

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Self-isolation, social-distancing, including not shaking hands or kissing people when we greet them, as well as sanitising everything from hands to all surfaces that we touch, are some of the social and daily behaviours that we need to readjust due to the coronavirus pandemic. We ask Sydney based Kurdish psychologist Saed Dareh about the implication of this pandemic on our mental health, and particularly for those who already suffer from mental health issues.


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Self-isolation, social-distancing, including not shaking hands or kissing people when we greet them, as well as sanitising everything from hands to all surfaces that we touch, are some of the social and daily behaviours that we need to readjust due to the coronavirus pandemic. We ask Sydney based Kurdish psychologist Saed Dareh about the implication of this pandemic on our mental health, and particularly for those who already suffer from mental health issues.



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