#Many COVID-19 patients later develop mental illness, study finds

#Many COVID-19 patients later develop mental illness, study finds

“#Many COVID-19 patients later develop mental illness, study finds” Twenty percent of coronavirus patients later develop a new mental illness, according to a study. The most common disorders experienced by COVID-19 survivors within 90 days of their diagnoses are anxiety, depression and insomnia, according to the study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. “People have…

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#Nurse says ThriveNYC ignored pleas for help with psych-wards

#Nurse says ThriveNYC ignored pleas for help with psych-wards

“#Nurse says ThriveNYC ignored pleas for help with psych-wards” A Brooklyn nurse says he repeatedly tried to warn city First Lady Chirlane McCray about the devastating effect of reassigning psych wards to be used for COVID-19 patients — only to be ignored by her billion-dollar mental-health initiative. Irving Campbell, a psychiatric nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist,…

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#Stop letting dangerous lunatics roam free

#Stop letting dangerous lunatics roam free

“#Stop letting dangerous lunatics roam free” What will it take for the city to finally address the clear danger posed by severely mentally ill walking city streets and haunting the subway? An unhinged man tossed a woman onto the tracks at Times Square last Friday. Happily, she managed to get out in time — and…

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#Japanese entrepreneur starts volunteer online message counseling

#Japanese entrepreneur starts volunteer online message counseling

“#Japanese entrepreneur starts volunteer online message counseling” TOKYO — Suicides are on the rise among Japanese teens and that worries 21-year-old Koki Ozora, who grew up depressed and lonely. His nonprofit “Anata no Ibasho,” or “A Place for You,” is run entirely by volunteers. It offers a 24-hour text-messaging service for those seeking a sympathetic…

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