Pandemic can take toll on mind, too
HERMITAGE – While physical illness is the COVID-19 pandemic’s greatest threat, mental anguish can be debilitating as well, said a county-based mental health expert. TANNER MONDOK | Herald Scott Baker, Drug and Alcohol Program and Adult Outpatient Mental Health Services manager, sits at his desk at Community Counseling Center of Mercer County in Hermitage. “Fears of catching the pandemic can overwhelm the mind to the point where it takes a toll on the body,’’ said Dr. Scott Ba
