How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

C Moreno, T Wykes, S Galderisi, M Nordentoft… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The unpredictability and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic; the associated lockdowns,
physical distancing, and other containment strategies; and the resulting economic …

Response to the novel corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic across Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the future

OO Ogunleye, D Basu, D Mueller, J Sneddon… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed considerable lives. There are
major concerns in Africa due to existing high prevalence rates for both infectious and non …

Anticipating and mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

EE Brown, S Kumar, TK Rajji, BG Pollock… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing global morbidity and mortality, straining health systems,
and disrupting society, putting individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to nature and mental health outcomes during COVID-19 lockdown. A comparison between Portugal and Spain

AI Ribeiro, M Triguero-Mas, CJ Santos… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background To control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, countries around the world
implemented lockdowns with varying intensities. Lockdowns, however, have been …

Impact on mental health care and on mental health service users of the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods survey of UK mental health care staff

S Johnson, C Dalton-Locke, N Vera San Juan… - Social psychiatry and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has potential to disrupt and burden the mental health
care system, and to magnify inequalities experienced by mental health service users …

Climate change, environment pollution, COVID-19 pandemic and mental health

D Marazziti, P Cianconi, F Mucci, L Foresi… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Converging data would indicate the existence of possible relationships between climate
change, environmental pollution and epidemics/pandemics, such as the current one due to …

Anxiety and depression symptoms, the recovery from symptoms, and loneliness before and after the COVID-19 outbreak among the general population: Findings from …

PG Van der Velden, P Hyland, C Contino… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and
loneliness in the general population. More specifically, the study focused on prevalence of …

Article commentary: Covid-19 and persons with substance use disorders: Inequities and mitigation strategies

OC Melamed, TS Hauck, L Buckley, P Selby… - Substance …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately disrupts the daily lives of marginalized
populations. Persons with substance use disorders are a particularly vulnerable population …

Social isolation, mental health, and use of digital interventions in youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative survey

C Rauschenberg, A Schick, C Goetzl, S Roehr… - European …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPublic health measures to curb SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates may have
negative psychosocial consequences in youth. Digital interventions may help to mitigate …

An evaluation of the mental health impact of SARS-CoV-2 on patients, general public and healthcare professionals: A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Phiri, R Ramakrishnan, S Rathod, K Elliot… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background: The global impact of COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the lives of
billions of people with recurrent waves. Healthcare systems are struggling to manage pre …