COVID-19

Loneliness is a growing public health issue that has been exacerbated in vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Computer agents are capable of delivering psychological therapies through the internet; however, there is limited research on their acceptability to date.

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an immense impact infecting 10 million individuals and claiming 500,000 lives globally as of 1 July 2020 (1). The rapid spread was largely enabled by the onset of the outbreak in Wuhan city just prior to the Lunar New Year season, a peak period in travel to and from China (2).

“Social distancing and stay-at-home orders are critical interventions to slow down person-to-person transmission of COVID-19. While these societal changes help contain the pandemic, they also have unintended negative consequences, including anxiety and depression.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on our lives. Many of us are facing challenges that can be stressful, producing strong and sometimes overwhelming emotions in adults and children. Public health actions such as social distancing are necessary…

This article was originally published by Scientific American in association with World Economic Forum. Though the mental health of people across the globe suffered greatly in 2020, there is reason for cautious optimism. COVID-19’s effects on our collective and individual…

“In more recent decades our understanding of depression and related conditions have been codified into formal diagnostic classification systems. The International Classification of Diseases (World Health Organization, 2020) …

 11-June-2021  Case studies Over the last year, we have learned just how interconnected the world really is. Despite differences across countries, cultures and communities, one of the greatest commonalities that underpins us all, is the power of our stories. At batyr Australia, we…

Younger people are at lower risk of severe health outcomes if they develop COVID-19, and are therefore not a priority group for vaccine rollout. However, a silent mental health pandemic wave is in full force, and this time it is…

As dangerous as COVID-19 and the pandemic have been to our physical health, they’ve also threatened our mental health as well. Shutdowns and social distancing measures mean many people haven’t been able to access their usual mental health and addiction…

Regardless of which part of Earth we live on, 2020 has forever been etched in our memories.  At the time of writing, the world has been recording an average of 9250 Covid-19 deaths per day- a staggering number by any measure. …