Behind the Masks: The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 — Dr. Michael Lyles
Andy Knight
The mortality rates from COVID-19 have been a tangible and tragic reminder of the human impact of the pandemic. Less visible are the psychological effects of the pandemic on those who survived and those who did not become physically ill. This presentation will catalog and discuss the types of psychological and spiritual challenges that we all will face, to varying degrees, during this time of grief, uncertainty and lack of control. We will focus on the value of lament, gratitude and community as healing agents during this time of rebuilding our lives behind the masks of COVID-19.
About Dr. Lyles
Dr. Michael Lyles
Dr. Lyles is a psychiatrist with Lyles and Crawford. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Six Year Premedical Medical Program. He completed his psychiatric residency and APA/NIMH Minority Fellowship at Duke University Medical Center where he was the recipient of the North Carolina Neuropsychiatric Association Resident of the Year Award. He was an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of Outpatient Services at The University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
He moved to Atlanta in 1986 to enter private practice and has served as the medical director of a partial hospitalization program, outpatient chemical dependency program and inpatient psychiatric units at three different facilities. He has worked in the private sector in a community mental health center, state psychiatric hospital and county, state and federal prisons. He is committed to raising the standard of care in the community by teaching gatekeepers such as clergy and primary care doctors, along with lay groups.
He is a consultant to a variety of community organizations ranging from religious organizations to internet sites to professional athletics such as The Atlanta Hawks. He is board certified in Adult Psychiatry by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His major areas of clinical activity are mood disorders, anxiety disorders and ADHD.
He has published over 60 publications and videos and serves on the speaking and advisory boards for several pharmaceutical companies.