CLIENT: DR SCOTT LYONS
OUTLET: THE NEW DAILY
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on the importance of skin-to-skin contact but also exacerbated people’s craving for it.
Dr Scott Lyons has lectured on touch for years but the lack of it has arguably never been so widely felt. People who are living alone in self-isolation due to the coronavirus are more prone to suffering from touch deprivation, said Dr Lyons, a clinical psychologist from New York who is remaining in Australia until travel restrictions are lifted and it becomes safe to go back to his home.