ReviewExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021
COVID-19 and its consequences on mental health (Review).
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 197 citations in OpenAlex.
- Summarising data and factors associated with COVID-19 related conspiracy theories in the first year of the pandemic: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC psychology · 2022Pooled it
- The Acute Impact of the Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic in People with Pre-Existing Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chronic Care Patients.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2023Trial
- Dissociative symptoms during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic situation in mental health patients.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
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- Disrupted beginnings: Neurodevelopmental outcomes of COVID-19 lockdowns in early childhood (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Review
- Structural changes in adolescent mental health networks from the pandemic to the post-pandemic period: a network comparison study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Chronic pain and post-traumatic stress in older patients with psychiatric disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic: co-occurrence and influence of attachment and personality factors.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Digital Divides in Older People: Assessment of Digital Competencies and Proposals for Meaningful Inclusion.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Health, Psychological Distress, and Functioning During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Danish Adults with and Without a Preexisting Mental Illness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Self-directed Violence Presenting to Trauma Centers in the United States.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- "Loneliness is killing me?!": the subjective emotional experience of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a cross-sectional study in patients with a psychiatric disorder.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Unmasking Distress: An Analysis of COVID-19's Mental Health Impact on Nurses in South Africa.Western journal of nursing research · 2025Article
- Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 within 2 years: a multinational cohort study.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Viruses and psychiatric disorders: We have not crossed the borderline from hypothesis to proof yet (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2025Review
- Attitudes of the general population and mental health practitioners towards blended therapy in Austria.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2025Article
- The bidirectional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social determinants of health among refugees and internally displaced persons in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review of qualitative studies.Journal of migration and health · 2025Review
- The impact of digital art-making on anxiety: a feasibility study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mental health symptoms and burdens after a SARS-CoV-2 infection.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Being between life and death-experiences of COVID-19 survivors 12 to 18 months after being treated in intensive care.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
30 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
As one year is approaching since the beginning of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is important to acknowledge the detrimental effect that it is having on mental health at the individual, societal and public health levels. The current review presents the direct and indirect psychological impact of COVID-19 on the general public, as well as on vulnerable groups, including the elderly, the young, healthcare professionals, people with pre-existing mental health issues, those infected by COVID-19, homeless people and refugees. Important findings are discussed in the present review, including the social stigma in older people associated with portraying COVID-19 as the disease of the elderly, and the limited psychological impact of COVID-19 in the severely mentally ill, alongside the response of the mental healthcare systems globally to this unparalleled public health crisis. The important lessons to be learnt so far can help formulate individual mental health recommendations, as well as improved intervention and prevention public health strategies.
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