Global Pandemic: Older Adults Hit Harder Mentally And Physically By Coronavirus

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🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The coronavirus pandemic has taken a serious toll on the mental health of individuals throughout the world, but the elderly population is being disproportionately affected. Older generations are more likely to have underlying conditions, leaving them isolated at home with increased fear over catching the virus. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Murali Rao, MD, Author and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Loyola University Medical Center, on what can be done to support and protect the elderly community amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.1	credit e. claims I'm Jason Chaffetz I'm Katie Pavlich I'm Steve Doosey and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:35.6	Monday June 22nd, 2020. I'm Trey Inks.
0:42.2	Thousands are dying of coronavirus each day
0:45.0	as the fear of sickness is taking a toll on the mental health of people around the world.
0:49.0	There is an increase in anxiety, especially in those who previously had a history of
0:57.0	anxiety depression paranoia social isolation.
1:01.3	This is the Fox News rundown, global pandemic.
1:04.0	As we get older, our attention to mental health changes.
1:11.0	With an ongoing global health crisis, the way in which
1:14.3	people are coping varies from person to person. Experts say the coronavirus is
1:19.1	increasing the number of people seeking help with their mental health.
1:22.8	Over the next few minutes, you'll get the latest headlines on the global COVID-19 outbreak
1:27.2	and hear from Dr. Morrally Rao about mental health and the age of coronavirus.
1:31.8	Starting first in the Middle East, where 900,000 cases have been
1:35.0	reported. Despite early success in curbing the disease in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain,
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