Tired of the pandemic
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According to an October 2020 study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 130 countries, the coronavirus pandemic has completely disrupted or hindered the work of mental health services.
Research results reveal that people over the age of 65, but also very young individuals, were the ones most affected by the emotional disturbance at the start of the pandemic.
Fatigue, uncertainty, and the prolonged duration of the pandemic could have more long term and serious effects for many.
“We are pretty wiry. But the issue is that we are only surviving and not processing the traumas.”
Tihana Majstorović, Menssana, SarajevoOver 400 people committed suicide in Bosnia and Herzegovina last year (193 in the BiH and 218 in the Republika Srpska).
Jelena Prtorić
Jelena Prtorić is a journalist that (mainly) covers South-eastern Europe, she writes for web and print platforms, in Croatian, English, and French. She usually writes about politics, human rights, culture, the environment, and a variety of social topics.
This story was originally written in Serbian.