Psychiatry in times of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: An imperative for psychiatrists to act now

JJ Luykx, CH Vinkers, JK Tijdink - JAMA psychiatry, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
The global effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is at an unprecedented large
scale and changes rapidly, with lockdowns and other confinement measures at place in …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in low-and middle-income countries: the pivotal place of social psychiatry

O Gureje - World Social Psychiatry, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is wreaking havoc across the world,
upending every known facet of the human activity. Although a viral disease, it has …

The 5% of the population at high risk for severe COVID-19 infection is identifiable and needs to be taken into account when reopening the economy

SH Preskorn - Journal of Psychiatric Practice®, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The goal of this column is to help mental health care professionals understand coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) so that they can better explain the complexities of the current …

[HTML][HTML] Psychiatry's niche role in the COVID-19 pandemic

JF Goldberg - The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2020 - psychiatrist.com
T he challenges that confront mental health professionals during a pandemic reach beyond
the realm of disaster psychiatry to encompass skills in crisis counseling, public health …

[HTML][HTML] A projection for psychiatry in the post-COVID-19 era: potential trends, challenges, and directions

HB Türközer, D Öngür - Molecular Psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the face of psychiatry over a very short time
period. Given the detrimental impact of the pandemic on mental health and the economy …

COVID-19: the perfect vector for a mental health epidemic

IN Hisham, G Townsend, S Gillard, B Debnath… - BJPsych bulletin, 2021 - cambridge.org
In times of crisis, people have historically had to band together to overcome. What happens
when they cannot? This article examines the reality of people forced to isolate from one …

[HTML][HTML] The challenge and response of mental health institutions in COVID-19 pandemic: from chaos to new normal

G Wang, L Wang, X Liu, Y Ning, W Hao - Translational Psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shows a global outbreak 1, 2. Patients with mental
disorders are categorized as a vulnerable group that faces a high risk of the disease. COVID …

Mental health service challenges during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic: experience and best practices from China

T Yang, J Chen, RW Lam, Y Fang… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world causes complicated social problems and
psychological problems. 1 As summarized by Vigo and colleagues, 2 the pandemic has …

[HTML][HTML] Why COVID-19 is especially difficult for those with schizophrenia: reasons and solutions

RA Dennis, R Caceda - The Primary Care Companion for …, 2020 - legacy.psychiatrist.com
T he coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has uprooted the lives of many
individuals in its wake. Major consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic include increased …

'Jack be nimble, Jack be quick…': mental health and psychosocial response in the time of coronavirus

SL Smith, GJ Raviola - Global Mental Health, 2020 - cambridge.org
The novel coronavirus pandemic has the potential to disrupt global human development like
no other disaster since the Second World War. Alongside the massive bio-social and …