Article Excerpt: According to the Mental Health Foundation, Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic Study, there has been a divergence in people’s experience of its effect on mental health; depending on their socio-economic context, age group and pre-existing issues. These persistent differences are likely set to increase.Those affected by socio-economic inequalities, are aged 18-24 and who had mental health problems prior to lockdown have been more likely to experience anxiety, panic, hopelessness and loneliness. Most worryingly, as of the end of June, one in 10 of those people reported having had suicidal thoughts…VR (virtual reality) offers the opportunity to develop more personalised therapeutics, especially in mental healthcare. It is already being used to treat PTSD, phobias and psychiatric conditions such as conversion disorder and showing excellent results.
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