The emotional toll COVID-19 is having on Montrealers is being felt in the emergency room of the Montreal General Hospital, which is part of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
A clinical psychiatrist at the MUHC says there is an uptick in the number of people being admitted due to mental health issues, including loneliness and psychosis.
And due to a high volume of COVID-19 patients being admitted, Dr. Karine Igartua’s normal ward has been taken over requiring her to work in different locations. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “I’m going between a makeshift psych ward on the 14th floor and the emergency room.