Lancaster University Management School - 54 Degrees Issue 16

Levels of affective disorders rose during theCovid-19 pandemic. The unparalleled situation, combinedwith a lack of access to regular therapy andmental healthcare facilities, leftmany people struggling. Dr RuilinZhu looks at how official government social media accounts played in role in providing valuable emotional support – and how they sometimes only added to the problem. FIFTY FOUR DEGREES | 47 Support ina TimeofCrisis

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