Background Perinatal depression is one of the important mental illnesses among women.
However, not enough reviews have been done, and a certain consensus has not been …

Psychological distress is widely used as an indicator of the mental health of the population
in public health, in population surveys and in epidemiological studies and, as an outcome, in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused financial stress and disrupted daily life more quickly
than any prior economic downturn and on a scale beyond any prior natural disaster. This …

The vaccine confidence index in Japan is one of the lowest worldwide. This study aimed to
examine the proportion of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Japanese population using a …

The eligibility of COVID-19 vaccines has been expanded to children aged 12 and above in
several countries including Japan, and there is a plan to further lower the age. This study …

Background Telework has been widely discussed in several fields; however, there is a lack
of research on the health aspects of teleworking. The current study was conducted to …

Assessing fear and anxiety regarding COVID-19 viral infection is essential for investigating
mental health during this epidemic. We have developed and validated a Japanese …

Objective To compare the severity of psychological distress between patients with epilepsy
and healthy controls during the COVID‐19 outbreak in southwest China, as well as identify …

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have affected the psychological well-being and mental
health of many people. Data on prevalence rates of mental health problems are needed for …

Background: This longitudinal study aimed to examine the changes in psychological distress
of the general public from the early to community-transmission phases of the COVID-19 …