#244 Mental Health: The Link Between COVID & Depression

Pilot episode for our new podcast!  // Over the last two years, there’s been a lot of discussion about the short and long-term side-effects of COVID-19. But something I’d never heard anyone talk about was the proven link between depression and the virus itself… That was until I got COVID myself and hopped on the phone with my dear friend Steve Ilardi (who just so happens to be a Clinical Researcher and one of the world’s leading experts on depression). The rest, as they say, is history. In today’s first-ever, special pilot, episode myself and Steve catch up to chat about: Why the risk of depression doubles after a COVID infection How COVID affects the brain (including why we lose our sense of taste/smell) And what we can do to protect ourselves and the people we love from this rarely talked about side-effect. Thanks so much for being here and we really hope you enjoy! // Subscribe to the new show here: https://mentalhealth.fm/episodes/link-between-covid-and-depression