The COVID‐19 pandemic has challenged our society in countless ways — general life disruption, furloughs, economic collapse and the constant fear of exposure to a life‐threatening virus that has no effective treatment or vaccine. When it comes to health priorities, all these factors can have a severely negative impact on those already suffering from issues like depression and anxiety. And yet, behavioral health management has seemed to receive less attention than other health priorities during this crisis.
Why the U.S. must prioritize behavioral health management during the COVID‐19 pandemic