COVID-19: Is mental health the 'real pandemic'?

Psychiatrists are braced for a surge in demand for mental health care in the winter as people struggle to cope during the lockdown.

The number of people experiencing severe mental illnesses and needing urgent care amid the pandemic has become a serious cause for concern, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has told Sky News.

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