{"id":19,"date":"2020-09-11T08:06:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T08:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ocm\/?p=19"},"modified":"2024-04-11T01:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T05:50:24","slug":"health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Effects Of Unemployment During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta\">Last updated on April 11th, 2024 at 01:50 am<\/p>\n<p>Let us understand the current scenario and take a look at the different adverse health effects of unemployment.<br>The global level of unemployment at this magnitude was expected ever since the covid19 crisis began to unfold. The best we can do is to stay healthy during unemployment by being calm and not to get over ridden by negative emotions.<br>Assuredly, one of the best tips to overcome from unemployment and still lead a happy life, is to stay positive and to never lose hope. Nothing ends until it ends in your mind. Adverse health effects of unemployment starts in the mind.<br>Kristalina Georgieva, the head of IMF (International Monetary Fund), says that this is the second-worst economic crisis faced by the world since the great depression of the 1930s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Congressional Research Service on Global Economic Effects of Covid19, On June 6, BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) reported that nonfarm employment increased by 2.5 million in May, reducing the total number of unemployed Americans to 21 million and pushing the unemployment rate down to 13.5%, again with some caveats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 2, the BLS also released data on the employment situation in June, indicating that non-farm payroll rose by 4.8 million, lowering the unemployment rate to 11.5%; on August 7, the BLS reported that non-farm payrolls rose by 1.8 Million in July, lowering the number of unemployed individuals to 16.4 million and the unemployment rate to 10.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SOME_OF_THE_HEALTH_EFFECTS_DUE_TO_THE_ONGOING_UNEMPLOYMENT_CRISIS\"><\/span><strong>SOME OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS DUE TO THE ONGOING UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69d718701792d\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 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DUE TO THE ONGOING UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS:\">SOME OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS DUE TO THE ONGOING UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19\/#Anxiety\" title=\"Anxiety:\">Anxiety:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19\/#Mental_Health\" title=\"Mental Health:\">Mental Health:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19\/#Depression\" title=\"Depression:\">Depression:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19\/#Heart_Disease\" title=\"Heart Disease:\">Heart Disease:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19\/#Diabetes\" title=\"Diabetes:\">Diabetes:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/health-effects-of-unemployment-during-covid-19\/#Reference\" title=\"Reference:\">Reference:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anxiety\"><\/span><strong>Anxiety<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anxiety-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Anxiety\" class=\"wp-image-946\" width=\"244\" height=\"162\" title=\"Anxiety\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anxiety-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anxiety-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anxiety-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anxiety.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anxiety<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is only natural for fear and anxiety to grip the minds of people who are losing their jobs during this crisis.<br>According to the Washington Post, Susan Borja, who leads the traumatic stress research program at the National Institute of Mental Health says, \u201cI worry about the people the system just won\u2019t absorb or won\u2019t reach. I worry about the suffering that\u2019s going to go untreated on such a large scale.<br>A coalition representing more than 250 mental-health groups announced, that it was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theactionalliance.org\/covid19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">convening a national response<\/a>\u00a0to the growing problem of pandemic suicide \u2014 an effort that will include at least one federal agency, the National Institute for Mental Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mental_Health\"><\/span><strong>Mental Health<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mental-Health-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mental Health\" class=\"wp-image-948\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" title=\"Mental Health\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mental-Health-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mental-Health-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mental-Health-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mental-Health-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mental-Health.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <strong>Mental Health<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Various Leaders from the mental health and substance abuse treatment pleaded for the Trump administration\u2019s help, in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/File%20Library\/Psychiatrists\/Advocacy\/Federal\/APA-MHGroups-Letter-HHS-Public-Health-Social-Services-Emergency-Fund-04272020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">joint letter<\/a>\u00a0dated April 27, 2020. The letter which was officially signed by the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and 12 other organizations \u2014 requested federal officials to save the community mental health centres which were facing financial collapse due to Covid19 crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Depression\"><\/span><strong>Depression<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Depression-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Depression\" class=\"wp-image-949\" width=\"200\" height=\"137\" title=\"Depression\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Depression-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Depression-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Depression-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Depression.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <strong>Depression<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to the Forbes website, The American Psychiatric Association defines depression as \u201ca common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they continue to mention that \u201cthis crisis, and our response to it, will have psychological consequences. Individuals, families and communities need to do what they can to prepare for a depression epidemic. Policymakers need to consider \u2013 and fund \u2013 a large-scale response to this coming crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heart_Disease\"><\/span><strong>Heart Disease<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\" id=\"Heart-Disease\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Heart-Disease-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Heart Disease\" class=\"wp-image-950\" width=\"205\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Heart-Disease-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Heart-Disease-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Heart-Disease-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Heart-Disease.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <strong>Heart Disease<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to Dr. Haider J. Warraich who is a cardiologist, writes in the Washington Post, \u201cAs the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, it primarily sickens people by affecting their lungs. But it is now becoming clear that the finishing blow for people who don\u2019t survive might be to the heart. For the more than 120 million American adults living with heart disease, including many of my patients, these are understandably distressing times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diabetes\"><\/span><strong>Diabetes<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Diabetes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Diabetes\" class=\"wp-image-951\" width=\"183\" height=\"122\" title=\"Diabetes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Diabetes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Diabetes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Diabetes-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Diabetes.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diabetes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to Mayoclinic.org website, \u201cDiabetes increases the risk of infections in general. The risk of infections, including COVID-19, can be reduced by keeping blood sugar levels controlled and continuing your diabetes medications and insulin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reference\"><\/span><strong>Reference<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Global Economic Effects Of COVID-19. [ebook] Washington D.C: Congressional Research Service (CRS), pp. Page 3, Table 1. [<a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/row\/R46270.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wan, W., 2020. The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Pushing America Into A Mental Health Crisis. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2020\/05\/04\/mental-health-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allen, T., 2020. Depression Is On The Rise With High Unemployment And Career Instability. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/terinaallen\/2020\/05\/14\/depression-is-on-the-rise-with-high-unemployment-and-career-instability\/#6e8e0707d9f4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J. Warraich, H., 2020. Coronavirus Is Especially Threatening For People With Heart Disease. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/coronavirus-is-expecially-threatening-for-people-with-heart-disease\/2020\/03\/19\/6c2542a2-6894-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mayo Clinic. 2020. COVID-19: Who&#8217;s At Higher Risk Of Serious Symptoms?. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/coronavirus\/in-depth\/coronavirus-who-is-at-risk\/art-20483301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Source<\/a>}<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated on April 11th, 2024 at 01:50 am Let us understand the current scenario and take a look at the different adverse health effects of unemployment.The global level of unemployment at this magnitude was expected ever since the covid19 crisis began to unfold. 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