Anxiety, depression and stress have soared since Covid-19 entered our lives, but music therapy may help soothe your blues away.
A research team of Nelson Mandela University psychologists recently undertook a study to look at the psychological impacts of the lockdown on mental health. They found that the Covid-19 pandemic had escalated mental health issues and the overall wellbeing of people across the board.
South Africans have a sky-high rate of stress: one in every three South Africans is on medication for anxiety or depression and an average of 1,400 people call the SA Depression and Anxiety Suicide Helpline every day.
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Tuning into music therapy can soothe Covid-19 anxiety
‘As humans, we function as musical beings; we have music in us’
Anxiety, depression and stress have soared since Covid-19 entered our lives, but music therapy may help soothe your blues away.
A research team of Nelson Mandela University psychologists recently undertook a study to look at the psychological impacts of the lockdown on mental health. They found that the Covid-19 pandemic had escalated mental health issues and the overall wellbeing of people across the board.
South Africans have a sky-high rate of stress: one in every three South Africans is on medication for anxiety or depression and an average of 1,400 people call the SA Depression and Anxiety Suicide Helpline every day.
For more on this article, please visit HeraldLIVE.