On 17 March 2020, a national lockdown began in France in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. Loneliness and social isolation caused by social distancing are long-established …

Background The current COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent containment measures
are leading to increasing mental health issues both in psychiatric patients and general …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, a structural reorganization was imposed on
public health systems. Psychiatry services were also affected with the imposed reduction of …

Aims: The aim was to analyse the psychiatric consultations in nine Italian hospital
emergency departments, by comparing the lockdown and post-lockdown periods of 2020 …

In the current COVID-19 emergency, similar to other countries, Germany has taken
exceptional measures (travel bans, closure of nonessential enterprises, school closures) …

Background The 'lockdown'measures, adopted to restrict population movements in order to
help curb the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, contributed to a global …

Since December 2019, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected
more than half a million people worldwide [1]. In a short time, governments across the globe …

Dear Editor, During the early spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)
pandemic spread across the globe like a viral tsunami, many countries urgently …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency with
profound mental health consequences. The psychiatric emergency department (ED) plays a …

Objective: This study aimed to explore the effects of COVID-19 and the lockdown measures
adopted in England on patients with acute mental illness. Methods: The authors analyzed …