{"id":3713,"date":"2020-11-17T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T23:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T12:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T20:42:37","slug":"how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n
\n\n \n Press Release<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
\n\n \n

How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
\n\n \n

Days are getting shorter, the pandemic continues and the holidays may be more isolating than ever. USC experts offer advice on how to make the best of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

\n Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian<\/span>\n \n November 17, 2020<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n\n \n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n
Months of being in isolation can take a toll on one's psyche during the holiday season. (Illustration\/iStock)<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n \n \n \n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n
\n \n
\n\n \n

(Originally posted at USC News<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

he upcoming holiday season will be challenging for many Americans. The coronavirus pandemic is surging \u2014 California recently surpassed 1 million known cases \u2014 as\u00a0quarantine fatigue<\/a>\u00a0grows. Shorter and colder days are coming, holiday celebrations increase the risk of COVID-19 exposure and post-election shock waves still are rocking the nation.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot on everyone\u2019s plate, USC experts agree.<\/p>\n

\u201cCall it the winter of discontent, but when it gets cold and dark \u2014 in addition to the social and political stresses recently and the threat of pandemic \u2014 we\u2019re up against a lot of challenges,\u201d said\u00a0Lawrence Palinkas<\/a>, professor of social work, anthropology and preventive medicine at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be tough, but Palinkas suggests avoiding in-person holiday gatherings that could become superspreader events. Monitor small children who may healthy but are asymptomatic and could inadvertently spread the disease to a grandparent. And make new memories and innovate holiday celebrations \u2014 use Zoom for gift exchanges, cook at home instead of going to a restaurant or downsize holiday gatherings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to need to remain vigilant and prepared, because this winter, the hardest part of the pandemic is yet to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Properly managing winter starts with your body clock<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of factors make this a tough time of year \u2014 starting with our internal programming.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur circadian clock is part of it,\u201d said\u00a0Steve Kay<\/a>, director of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience and Provost Professor of Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He notes that the circadian clock affects our metabolism, blood pressure, lung function and immune system. Winter weather \u2014 and, this year, the pandemic \u2014 keeps people indoors, making it harder to sync biological clocks.<\/p>\n

\u201cA key thing people need to do is go outside and get more sunshine because it\u2019s free and good for you,\u201d said Kay, who recommends starting the day with 30 minutes of sunlight to help reset your body clock. He\u2019s also an advocate of abolishing daylight saving time, calling the one-hour seasonal shift bad for health and associated with accidents.<\/p>\n

Pandemic numbers soaring as winter arrives<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course, this year\u2019s dark days come amid the once-in-a-lifetime pandemic \u2014 one that\u2019s getting worse, said\u00a0Paula Cannon<\/a>, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Keck School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing COVID-19 skyrocketing across the country, and the levels are getting out of hand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Though many people are understandably tired, Cannon notes that we\u2019re just at the pandemic\u2019s halfway mark. The hardest stretch is ahead. With\u00a0vaccines still in the distance<\/a>, it\u2019s important to limit travel, continue physical distancing, wear a face covering and wash your hands regularly. A\u00a0flu shot is important<\/a>, too, to help reduce confusion over whether an illness might be the flu or COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe holiday season is the most dangerous time of year, when people are indoors or at holiday get-togethers,\u201d Cannon added. \u201cThe chance of being infected \u2014 and spreading it to loved ones \u2014 is more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Planning can help you feel in control of the future<\/strong><\/p>\n

To make the best of it, people need to develop action strategies and remind themselves that they can gain control.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinter is coming, and it will be challenging,\u201d said\u00a0Ashley Uyeshiro Simon<\/a>, an associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.<\/p>\n

A good plan includes actions that add joy and purpose to your life, such as worship, family, food, nature, music, shopping and meditation, Simon notes. Build a support structure of friends, families or co-workers to cope with loneliness. And be honest when people ask, \u201cHow are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents are already lonely, mental health challenges are high, a new wave of COVID-19 and more restrictions are coming, so feelings of loss and loneliness at a time when we\u2019re supposed to be celebrating will be incredibly hard,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":3715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[169,78],"class_list":["post-3713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-latest","tag-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KECKschoolUSC\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-11-17T23:24:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-19T20:42:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@KeckSchool_USC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@KeckSchool_USC\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5b5e15a6df17ac5b5617c2dbe013a881\"},\"headline\":\"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-17T23:24:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-19T20:42:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/\"},\"wordCount\":9,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Latest\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Press Release\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/\",\"name\":\"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-17T23:24:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-19T20:42:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Months of being in isolation can take a toll on one's psyche during the holiday season. (Illustration\/iStock)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Newsroom\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Keck School of Medicine of USC\",\"alternateName\":\"Keck School of Medicine\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/keck-school-of-medicine-logo-696-square.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/keck-school-of-medicine-logo-696-square.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Keck School of Medicine of USC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KECKschoolUSC\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/KeckSchool_USC\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/keckschoolusc\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/KeckSchoolUSC\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpL1E1W5ZTfkc5iihwLSFEA\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@keckschoolusc\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5b5e15a6df17ac5b5617c2dbe013a881\",\"name\":\"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5ba99a4fc8d540714b8a353fe05959be00375f1047e386db83c89e08f8291d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5ba99a4fc8d540714b8a353fe05959be00375f1047e386db83c89e08f8291d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/author\/gary_polakovic_and_david_medzerian\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19","og_url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/","og_site_name":"Newsroom","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KECKschoolUSC\/","article_published_time":"2020-11-17T23:24:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-11-19T20:42:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1536,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@KeckSchool_USC","twitter_site":"@KeckSchool_USC","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/"},"author":{"name":"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5b5e15a6df17ac5b5617c2dbe013a881"},"headline":"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19","datePublished":"2020-11-17T23:24:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-19T20:42:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/"},"wordCount":9,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg","keywords":["Latest"],"articleSection":["Press Release"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/","url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/","name":"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-11-17T23:24:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-19T20:42:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1.jpg","width":1536,"height":1024,"caption":"Months of being in isolation can take a toll on one's psyche during the holiday season. (Illustration\/iStock)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/how-to-cope-with-a-complicated-winter-amid-covid-19\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to cope with a complicated winter amid COVID-19"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/","name":"Newsroom","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"Keck School of Medicine of USC","alternateName":"Keck School of Medicine","url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/keck-school-of-medicine-logo-696-square.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/keck-school-of-medicine-logo-696-square.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"Keck School of Medicine of USC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KECKschoolUSC\/","https:\/\/x.com\/KeckSchool_USC","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/keckschoolusc\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/KeckSchoolUSC\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpL1E1W5ZTfkc5iihwLSFEA","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@keckschoolusc"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5b5e15a6df17ac5b5617c2dbe013a881","name":"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5ba99a4fc8d540714b8a353fe05959be00375f1047e386db83c89e08f8291d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5ba99a4fc8d540714b8a353fe05959be00375f1047e386db83c89e08f8291d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian"},"url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/author\/gary_polakovic_and_david_medzerian\/"}]}},"author_meta":{"display_name":"Gary Polakovic and David Medzerian","author_link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/author\/gary_polakovic_and_david_medzerian\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/quarantine-holiday-season-web-1536x1024-1-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/category\/press-release\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Press Release<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Press Release<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/category\/press-release\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Latest<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/category\/press-release\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Latest<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Uncategorized<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on November 17, 2020","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2023"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on November 17, 2020 3:24 pm","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2023 12:42 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Months of being in isolation can take a toll on one's psyche during the holiday season. (Illustration\/iStock)","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}