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January 5, 2021 0

Whole Person Advocacy: Prioritizing the Mind-Body Connection in a Global Pandemic

BY SUSAN CURTIN MCDONNELL, RN, BSN At no other time in modern history have the effects of stress and anxiety on medical and behavioral health been so clearly realized and documented as they are now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every human being on the planet is having to face a new…

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January 5, 2021 0

Building Resiliency: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Mental Health Exigency

BY ALAN BOARDMAN, LMSW, ACM-SW The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging our nation’s healthcare delivery system in unprecedented ways. Healthcare workers on the front lines compare the conditions to a war zone.1 The psychological burden of the pandemic affects all segments of our society. The intensity and duration of the COVID-19 emergency require…