The COVID-19 pandemic caused immediate and far-reaching disruption to society, the
economy, and health-care services. We synthesised evidence on the effect of the pandemic …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global economic as well as health shock. Policy
makers have had to make invidious choices in very uncertain circumstances, balancing strict …

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health are unknown. We need
to understand the scale of any such impact in different sections of the population, who is …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated national lockdowns have been
linked to deteriorations in mental health worldwide. A number of studies analysed changes …

Background The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in people with pre-
existing mental health disorders is unclear. In three psychiatry case-control cohorts, we …

Purpose The current COVID-19 pandemic confronts psychiatric patients and mental health
services with unique and severe challenges. Methods In order to identify these trans …

AimsThe United Nations warned of COVID-19-related mental health crisis; however, it is
unknown whether there is an increase in the prevalence of mental disorders as existing …

Most of the global population live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs),
which have historically received a small fraction of global resources for mental health. The …

Introduction The impact of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the
associated governmental restrictions on mental health have been reported in different …

Background There is accumulating evidence about detrimental impacts of the pandemic on
population mental health, but knowledge on risk of groups specifically affected by the …