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Dealing with COVID Anxiety ( PodCast Episode)

 

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Is COVID-19 impacting your emotional health? You’re not alone. In this episode of The Psych Central Podcast, Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal discusses how anxiety is on the rise for people with and without anxiety disorders during the pandemic, and she shares tips on how to cope. Hosted by Gabe Howard. Listen below or on your favorite podcast platform.

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About the guest: Jasleen Chhatwal, MD, is Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Mood Disorders Program at Sierra Tucson, a premier residential behavioral health treatment center. Dr. Chhatwal also serves as an assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Board-certified in Psychiatry and Integrative Medicine, she is well versed in psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation including ECT and rTMS, and various emerging modalities. Dr. Chhatwal is active in the mental health community, advocating for her patients, colleagues, and profession through elected positions with the Arizona Psychiatric Society and the American Psychiatric Association.

About The Psych Central Podcast host: Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, “Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations.” To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com.

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