Long Covid
Some of the most commonly reported symptoms of Long Covid include significant and disabling fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, shortness of breath and pain, as well as anxiety and low mood. It is very common for these difficulties to have a large impact on return to previously important and valued roles, such as return to work and return to family duties; it is not uncommon for lives to be changed almost beyond recognition. The impact of Long Covid can be, and very often is, extremely distressing for those living it and those supporting them
In this video Dr. Melanie Ryberg, Principal Specialist Clinical Psychologist at TUH, Dr. Ray Owen, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Health Psychologist and Dr. Susan O’Flanagan, Principal Specialist Psychologist, previously with St. Vincent’s University Hospital, who all have experience in working with ‘long haulers’ have come together to talk about Psychological Flexibility and what it might offer those living with Long Covid. The video is an introduction to the principles of ACT, highlighting and discussing key elements from ACT that will give viewers a grounding in basic skills that they can use to help with living with Long Covid. In the video they talk about the challenges faced by those with Long Covid, and how the principles of ACT may help them. This is a self-help resource available to all patients, and made widely available to all. The central importance of the patient perspective is very much acknowledged, and represented in the video. This video was produced with the generous support of the Adelaide Health Foundation.
