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Update on COVID and Mental Health

Season 9 Episode 2 | 26m 46s

A follow up to the 2022 season of “Healthy Minds” explores some potential long-term effects of Covid including depression, anxiety, psychosis and “brain fog,” as well as treatments for these conditions. Guest: Maura Boldrini, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Aired: 04/30/24 | Expires: 04/30/27
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