Anxiety levels across the country are rising as Freedom Day on July 19 approaches and all restrictions are removed, experts have warned. Professor Marcantonio Spada from LSBU's Centre for Addictive Behaviours and Professor Ana Nikčević from Kingston University first identified the concept of Covid-19 Anxiety Syndrome in April 2020. Covid-19 Anxiety Syndrome consists of forms of coping such as a constant attention to threat, worry, avoidance and excessive checking, that can keep people locked into a state of continuous anxiety and fear of contracting the virus. 'Our new findings show how vital it is that people affected by Covid-19 Anxiety Syndrome receive support. Mapping out how we will do this will become a priority for mental health service providers.'

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2021 09:56 UTC