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How a return to offices after covid-19 lockdown affects mental health

By Helen Thomson

14 April 2021

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Resuming office-based work can be stressful, but it has benefits too

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A RETURN to the workplace can’t come soon enough for some people. Others, however, may be experiencing post-lockdown anxiety, triggered in part by thoughts of sharing indoor space, socialising with other people or commuting on crowded buses or trains.

The covid-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on mental health. A study of more than 53,000 people in the UK that tracked mental health before the pandemic and into the first lockdown showed an in people aged 16 and older (…

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