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ANXIETY AND THE PANDEMIC<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

It would be difficult to deny the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and anxiety disorders in the population. Whether there are new anxiety symptoms or an exacerbation of existing ones, most of us know people who have been affected, if not ourselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reasons for increased anxiety in 2020\/2021?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social isolation, monetary stress, sudden major changes, uncertainty about the future, sensation of losing control, fear of illness, etc. Some people have been in extremely close contact with COVID-19: people who have been infected, people who have lost loved ones or who have feared losing them, essential workers and, of course, healthcare professionals in many areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a <\/span>\u00a0survey<\/span><\/a> by <\/span>Statistics Canada <\/span>and <\/span><\/a>the Public Health Agency of Canada conducted between September and December 2020 and published in March 2021, 7 out of 10 Canadians have been negatively affected by the pandemic and 2 out of 5 have experienced distress related to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A survey was also conducted by the University of Sherbrooke on the psychosocial impacts of the pandemic:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“What we see today is that levels of depression and anxiety in Quebec are currently considerably higher than what was observed pre-pandemic. These numbers are similar to the levels observed in the community of Fort McMurray, 6 months after the 2016 forest fires” <\/span><\/em>(<\/span>Dr M\u00e9lissa G\u00e9n\u00e9reux, septembre 2020<\/span><\/a> – Link available in french)<\/span><\/p>\n

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WHAT IS ANXIETY?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Anxiety<\/span><\/a> is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worry and physical changes such as increased blood pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although this emotion can be useful to us, it sometimes takes on magnitudes that have a negative impact on our ability to function, our quality of life and on our interpersonal relationships. It can even have a significant impact on our long-term health. The effects that anxiety and anxiety disorders can have on a person are real, undeniable and deserve our attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>Anxiety Canada<\/span><\/a>, there are 11 categories of anxiety disorders in adults: Agoraphobia, Separation Anxiety, Health Anxiety, Body-Centred Repetitive Behaviours, Specific Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Compulsive Hoarding Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Panic Disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to considering the impact of anxiety on a person, specialists also evaluate <\/span>4 broad categories of symptoms<\/span><\/a> and their frequency:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n