THE PANDEMIC’S
HIDDEN TOLL BY KAREN A. JAMROG
Covid-19 is like one of those horror-movie monsters that just won’t die. The vaccines offered — and still do — much hope, but the virus continues to mutate and spread, leaving us to make our way through each day knowing that it’s lurking, perhaps closer than we might think. It’s a beast that presents numerous threats, from illness and death to economic worries and isolation. “This is the sort of experience that researchers — social scientists, mentalhealth researchers — will be studying for a long time to come because it’s so multifaceted,” says Robert E. Brady, Ph.D., director of Dartmouth-Hitchcock psychology training programs and director of the anxiety disorders service at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. ➜
SMART HEALTH NH 2022 | NEW HAMPSHIRE MAGAZINE 5