COVID-19 Lockdowns Contributed to ‘Collective Trauma’ Among Americans: Psychologists

The American Psychological Association says that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns caused mass trauma among adults that still persists today.

People wearing protective face masks walk on the street in a file photo. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times

The United States is still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns and other aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic as Americans have suffered a “collective trauma,” the American Psychological Association (APA) has said, citing a study.

While the national health emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak officially came to an end on May 11, in some ways the country hasn’t returned to “normal.” according to the organization.