RUSH TRANSCRIPT In healthwatch ░░░░░░░░ week marks one year ░░░░░░░░ the World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 of a ░░░░░░░░ pandemic It can be ░░░░░░░░ particularly difficult time for ░░░░░░░░ people after a year ░░░░░░░░ collective loss And some ░░░░░░░░ health experts say feeling ░░░░░░░░ than usual this month ░░░░░░░░ actually normal For more ░░░░░░░░ s bring in dr ░░░░░░░░ mcintyre He is a ░░░░░░░░ of psychiatry and pharmacology ░░░░░░░░ the university of toronto ░░░░░░░░ is also the CEO ░░░░░░░░ alt med a pharmaceutical ░░░░░░░░ Welcome thanks very much ░░░░░░░░ being with us It ░░░░░░░░ great to be with ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for covering ░░░░░░░░ topic So in some ░░░░░░░░ it is really hard ░░░░░░░░ believe that a year ░░░░░░░░ passed since we saw ░░░░░░░░ widespread stay at home ░░░░░░░░ put in place there ░░░░░░░░ been such tremendous loss ░░░░░░░░ so many people not ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ around the world What ░░░░░░░░ you think is important ░░░░░░░░ people to understand about ░░░░░░░░ reactions their thoughts as ░░░░░░░░ go through this period ░░░░░░░░ time I think people ░░░░░░░░ be aware of the ░░░░░░░░ that there is a ░░░░░░░░ degree of stress We ░░░░░░░░ all signed up around ░░░░░░░░ world for an experiment ░░░░░░░░ nobody wants This has ░░░░░░░░ an experiment on trauma ░░░░░░░░ we go back it ░░░░░░░░ hard to imagine it ░░░░░░░░ been a year now ░░░░░░░░ have been in this ░░░░░░░░ Before this started there ░░░░░░░░ a prelude and the ░░░░░░░░ to this was as ░░░░░░░░ society there were rising ░░░░░░░░ of mistrust and lower ░░░░░░░░ of happiness across the ░░░░░░░░ States Then we are ░░░░░░░░ with the trauma of ░░░░░░░░ the economic insecurity and ░░░░░░░░ all else a sense ░░░░░░░░ helplessness How much stress ░░░░░░░░ we need All of ░░░░░░░░ in fact adds up ░░░░░░░░ feeling down people feel ░░░░░░░░ they are fed up ░░░░░░░░ are irritable they are ░░░░░░░░ And we do not ░░░░░░░░ know when this thing ░░░░░░░░ for sure going to ░░░░░░░░ and it is that ░░░░░░░░ that has us very ░░░░░░░░ effect on how we ░░░░░░░░ So it is a ░░░░░░░░ understandable reaction And you ░░░░░░░░ add to that this ░░░░░░░░ of quote unquote pandemic ░░░░░░░░ where some people feel ░░░░░░░░ that you have had ░░░░░░░░ months that have gone ░░░░░░░░ and in their view ░░░░░░░░ did not utilize their ░░░░░░░░ better What would you ░░░░░░░░ to folks who might ░░░░░░░░ feeling that what are ░░░░░░░░ ways that they can ░░░░░░░░ rethink or adjust to ░░░░░░░░ way they think about ░░░░░░░░ You know I have ░░░░░░░░ this from so many ░░░░░░░░ about pandemic guilt it ░░░░░░░░ across different areas of ░░░░░░░░ for example the way ░░░░░░░░ described it it feels ░░░░░░░░ they did not do ░░░░░░░░ much with their life ░░░░░░░░ would bring up the ░░░░░░░░ of sir isaac newton ░░░░░░░░ know back in 1625 ░░░░░░░░ cambridge in the U ░░░░░░░░ he was also on ░░░░░░░░ home court because of ░░░░░░░░ bubonic plague and while ░░░░░░░░ was under house arrest ░░░░░░░░ invented calculus and he ░░░░░░░░ discovered laws of gravity ░░░░░░░░ of us are not ░░░░░░░░ productive at home it ░░░░░░░░ extremely difficult to be ░░░░░░░░ home and to do ░░░░░░░░ kinds of things you ░░░░░░░░ been asked to do ░░░░░░░░ would say for some ░░░░░░░░ in our society it ░░░░░░░░ been especially difficult for ░░░░░░░░ people who are single ░░░░░░░░ our female population has ░░░░░░░░ taken the brunt of ░░░░░░░░ not just emotionally and ░░░░░░░░ but economically invoking this ░░░░░░░░ phrase called the recession ░░░░░░░░ women There is no ░░░░░░░░ about it that it ░░░░░░░░ difficult to perform given ░░░░░░░░ amount of stressors in ░░░░░░░░ changing environment and frankly ░░░░░░░░ lack of boundaries that ░░░░░░░░ in our lives today ░░░░░░░░ I think in fact ░░░░░░░░ needs to be a ░░░░░░░░ a gift to ourselves ░░░░░░░░ give ourselves a break ░░░░░░░░ ourselves a break Here ░░░░░░░░ the difference The good ░░░░░░░░ is we have vaccines ░░░░░░░░ they are rolling out ░░░░░░░░ they are rolling out ░░░░░░░░ efficiently now than they ░░░░░░░░ say a month or ░░░░░░░░ ago We are seeing ░░░░░░░░ moving out That gives ░░░░░░░░ a finish line it ░░░░░░░░ us a finish line ░░░░░░░░ we all need So ░░░░░░░░ is some degree of ░░░░░░░░ color 00ff00 u ertainty ░░░░░░░░ will end u font ░░░░░░░░ there will be some ░░░░░░░░ in the fall yes ░░░░░░░░ are some variants circulating ░░░░░░░░ need to respect public ░░░░░░░░ recommendations to the t ░░░░░░░░ that means that we ░░░░░░░░ this finish line and ░░░░░░░░ think what has happened ░░░░░░░░ that people are so ░░░░░░░░ and in many cases ░░░░░░░░ very insecure not just ░░░░░░░░ but economically they do ░░░░░░░░ feel they have the ░░░░░░░░ This is why I ░░░░░░░░ it is so important ░░░░░░░░ more than ever we ░░░░░░░░ in the fourth quarter ░░░░░░░░ this football game now ░░░░░░░░ than ever we have ░░░░░░░░ to really state the ░░░░░░░░ plan We need portion ░░░░░░░░ on sleep and exercise ░░░░░░░░ consumption but keep socially ░░░░░░░░ to people that you ░░░░░░░░ you have connection with ░░░░░░░░ CDC came out yesterday ░░░░░░░░ those who have been ░░░░░░░░ there is a little ░░░░░░░░ of the rules now ░░░░░░░░ respect to social connection ░░░░░░░░ person we welcome that ░░░░░░░░ will get better And ░░░░░░░░ is a powerful resiliency ░░░░░░░░ us We have got ░░░░░░░░ stick with a game ░░░░░░░░ especially in this fourth ░░░░░░░░ football game Can you ░░░░░░░░ talk about this idea ░░░░░░░░ connection a little bit ░░░░░░░░ Because for instance what ░░░░░░░░ some of the longer ░░░░░░░░ impact on mental health ░░░░░░░░ can come with a ░░░░░░░░ of isolation We know ░░░░░░░░ is so much science ░░░░░░░░ there that shows as ░░░░░░░░ beings we are meant ░░░░░░░░ connect We are meant ░░░░░░░░ socialize and when you ░░░░░░░░ about you know trying ░░░░░░░░ maintain these connections we ░░░░░░░░ talking about doing that ░░░░░░░░ a safe manner in ░░░░░░░░ way is available to ░░░░░░░░ if you have the ░░░░░░░░ where you can do ░░░░░░░░ if there is a ░░░░░░░░ to do that safely ░░░░░░░░ person but as human ░░░░░░░░ we are not designed ░░░░░░░░ be in isolation You ░░░░░░░░ right This has become ░░░░░░░░ double whammy because in ░░░░░░░░ to what you just ░░░░░░░░ so accurately we have ░░░░░░░░ millions of years of ░░░░░░░░ to be social creatures ░░░░░░░░ so that has been ░░░░░░░░ away from us that ░░░░░░░░ in person contact That ░░░░░░░░ a stressor The other ░░░░░░░░ which is the double ░░░░░░░░ piece is that when ░░░░░░░░ are under a lot ░░░░░░░░ stress the most effective ░░░░░░░░ to boost your resiliency ░░░░░░░░ this situation is to ░░░░░░░░ in the company of ░░░░░░░░ people So it is ░░░░░░░░ stressor to take it ░░░░░░░░ and we don t ░░░░░░░░ the resiliency to fall ░░░░░░░░ on That s why ░░░░░░░░ think this is truly ░░░░░░░░ a double amy As ░░░░░░░░ beings the reason why ░░░░░░░░ have evolved to be ░░░░░░░░ creatures is primarily for ░░░░░░░░ protection In fact that ░░░░░░░░ why we have evolved ░░░░░░░░ be close to others ░░░░░░░░ what have we faced ░░░░░░░░ the last one year ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours a day ░░░░░░░░ one form or the ░░░░░░░░ whether the public health ░░░░░░░░ economic challenges housing and ░░░░░░░░ the list goes on ░░░░░░░░ on So this has ░░░░░░░░ especially difficult and I ░░░░░░░░ look for the first ░░░░░░░░ after this thing all ░░░░░░░░ last March for many ░░░░░░░░ us parties on the ░░░░░░░░ they were kind of ░░░░░░░░ kind of novel they ░░░░░░░░ lame And I don ░░░░░░░░ think anyone across the ░░░░░░░░ wants it anymore they ░░░░░░░░ so lost in terms ░░░░░░░░ interesting and people are ░░░░░░░░ zoom fatigue they are ░░░░░░░░ angry They want their ░░░░░░░░ back It is in ░░░░░░░░ DNA So it is ░░░░░░░░ surprising that people feel ░░░░░░░░ way it is human ░░░░░░░░ that is what we ░░░░░░░░ expect burke I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you specifically dr ░░░░░░░░ children and teens because ░░░░░░░░ studies have shown that ░░░░░░░░ are struggling more than ░░░░░░░░ right now When you ░░░░░░░░ at the situation that ░░░░░░░░ many of these students ░░░░░░░░ these children are in ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ setting how do you ░░░░░░░░ schools can provide more ░░░░░░░░ to children who are ░░░░░░░░ need Well you have ░░░░░░░░ highlighted a population a ░░░░░░░░ of our society that ░░░░░░░░ especially at risk And ░░░░░░░░ not everyone is clear ░░░░░░░░ this we have certainly ░░░░░░░░ to learn that our ░░░░░░░░ population is more susceptible ░░░░░░░░ contracting and having complications ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 But through ░░░░░░░░ mental health perspective especially ░░░░░░░░ younger population of students ░░░░░░░░ is some risk coming ░░░░░░░░ this they have higher ░░░░░░░░ of loneliness and social ░░░░░░░░ but our younger population ░░░░░░░░ are not in school ░░░░░░░░ many folks have lost ░░░░░░░░ jobs many of these ░░░░░░░░ live alone these and ░░░░░░░░ factors have conspired to ░░░░░░░░ a real intense level ░░░░░░░░ anxiety and depression work ░░░░░░░░ mentioned schools I think ░░░░░░░░ are all looking forward ░░░░░░░░ schools opening up It ░░░░░░░░ good for children s ░░░░░░░░ development their educational development ░░░░░░░░ just general sort of ░░░░░░░░ development That is all ░░░░░░░░ good thing we agree ░░░░░░░░ that I think what ░░░░░░░░ will really need to ░░░░░░░░ is what society I ░░░░░░░░ is going to need ░░░░░░░░ do I think coming ░░░░░░░░ of this Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ is perhaps a hope ░░░░░░░░ I have we have ░░░░░░░░ awareness for and more ░░░░░░░░ around mental health and ░░░░░░░░ well being And everyone ░░░░░░░░ gotten a real heavy ░░░░░░░░ of trauma and stress ░░░░░░░░ last one year and ░░░░░░░░ think that has probably ░░░░░░░░ people a bit more ░░░░░░░░ to this matter I ░░░░░░░░ we need to have ░░░░░░░░ first aid programs at ░░░░░░░░ state and federal level ░░░░░░░░ can be accessible high ░░░░░░░░ and accountable to deal ░░░░░░░░ these issues The last ░░░░░░░░ we want to do ░░░░░░░░ have this Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ to an end which ░░░░░░░░ all want only to ░░░░░░░░ followed by spikes or ░░░░░░░░ elevated rates of mental ░░░░░░░░ distress and certainly not ░░░░░░░░ I reacted with a ░░░░░░░░ of concern about two ░░░░░░░░ ago a report came ░░░░░░░░ of Japan that younger ░░░░░░░░ under the age of ░░░░░░░░