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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2020 · 28 MIN

The psychological impact of the coronavirus pandemic

from The Briefing Room · host BBC Radio 4

What do we know about how we are coping with the pandemic crisis? David Aaronovitch looks at the impact the three month lockdown has had on people in China and asks how different groups in the UK - just three weeks in - are faring. What are the particular difficulties faced by the most vulnerable and those who have been advised to self isolate, maybe for many months, during the pandemic? He asks what strategies can be put in place to reduce mental hardship now and in the coming weeks. And when normality resumes, how changed might we be? Contributors: Dr George Hu, Shanghai United Family Pudong HospitalHelen Westerman, ChildlineProf Bobby Duffy, King's College LondonProf Stephen Reicher, University of St AndrewsProf Neil Greenberg, King's College London.Producers: Kirsteen Knight, Darin Graham and Rosamund Jones. Editor: Jasper Corbett.

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