St John of God Research Foundation Conference Examines Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health and Well-Being

The impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic on mental health and well-being was explored today at the St. John of God Research Foundation Study Day.Expert speakers, including  Prof Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital, Dr Ruth Loane, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Saint John of God Hospital and Dr Joseph Duffy, CEO of Jigsaw examined how the general population has coped during Covid -19, the long-term impact on the mental health of young people, the pressures faced by health care workers and the consequences of social isolation on older people. It also looked at how mental health and disability services have been affected by the Covid-19 restrictions.