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Timestamps (01:12) Covid and mental health (02:35) Higher depression rates in America (05:02) Stigma surrounding mental health (06:35) Culture of suicide (10:38) Mental health screening (14:24) Why psychiatry? (18:50) Mental effects of pandemic (23:23) Mental health support for women during pregnancy (27:15) Issues with Telehealth (29:00) Practical tips to mitigate mental health risks R U OK? A conversation could change a life. For worldwide depression rates,China is #1 , America #3 Australia #55 Maybe we in America could learn a lesson or two from methods like R U OK? ( the Australian not Nigerian meaning of this), championed by Gavin Larkin in an Australia-wide national Conversation Movement for skills and confidence needed to support those struggling with life. Dr Akinsola Akinbiyi, board certified psychiatrist Fellow of the Australian and New Zeanland College of Psychiatry and Consultant Lecturer at the University of Notre Dame Australia #MentalHealth #MentalHealthScreening #AddressIfOneIsDepressed #TELEHEALTH #COVID19MentalHealthPandemic #RUOK #AreYouOkay