As the 2020 pandemic continues, depression and anxiety rates rise higher than ever before. Based on surveys conducted in the beginning of March till now the rates have increased tremendously. The percentage of individuals suffering from depression and anxiety has gone from 32% to 53% by July 2020. Covid 19 has put stress on everyone in school, at work, or just a fear of getting sick. But it has taken a harder impact on those with depression and anxiety. Being in quarantine has put a pause on everyone's daily routines, but it has also stopped individuals from going outside and interacting with others. Dr. Maurizio Fava, MD a psychiatrist talks about how individuals not being able to go out and cope with their feelings is taking a big toll on them throughout these difficult times. “Physical distancing, in particular, has made the COVID-19 pandemic challenging for people with mental health conditions. People are not able to leave home for support from their religious or spiritual community. They may also be avoiding seeing their doctor. These things can lead to increasing rates of depression and anxiety” (Fava 2020). In the first few months of this pandemic there was a weekly survey sent out where the Census Bureau and Kaiser Family Foundation tracked the Anxiety and Depression signs that individuals were experiencing. The surveys had questions related to stress and anxiety that was caused by Covid and more than 50% of adults in the U.S. said that the corona virus has had a negative impact on them. The change from in-person to online happened so fast that students had to adjust to this new normal in only a day. But as they were adjusting, not being able to interact with their friends and teachers was affecting them. History Professor Eric Charles DeSena made it clear that this pandemic is hard but it's best to be positive in order to stay healthy. He states that online learning is easier for those students that are more introverted because they are at home where they feel most comfortable. He misses the social interaction that he used to get while teaching in person. In the podcast “How Much Of An Affect This Pandemic Has Had On Schools” you can learn more about how Professor. DeSena feels about teaching in a hybrid way and how he's adjusted to this new normal. According to Jessica Gold a Psychiatrist she states that as health care workers witness deaths more than usual and see people struggling because they can't breathe properly it becomes a traumatizing experience that really affects the mental health of these workers. “The Effects Of The Pandemic” shows first hand experience from Aisha Diaz, a registered nurse who had to go through these tough obstacles.
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