February 3, 2021 – Edmonton Journal

David Staples: If COVID doesn't get us, confinement syndrome and 'diseases of despair' just might

“This loneliness, this social isolation, this depression, the worsening mental health issues can really have significantly negative consequences, things that aren’t tallied up unless they translate into suicides and overdose deaths,” says Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the NIA.