ReviewPerspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science2022
Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward.
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- The Efficacy of Rule-Based Versus Large Language Model-Based Chatbots in Alleviating Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Caring for People with Rare Diseases: A Systematic Review of the Challenges of, and Strategies for Dealing with, COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for mental health, cognition, and psychological wellbeing in long COVID: a systematic review of registered trials.Psychological medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Review: Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth - a systematic review.Child and adolescent mental health · 2022Pooled it
- A Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Intervention for Workplace Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Risk, Mental Health, Self-Understanding, and Relational Connections Among Urban Native American Young Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Trial
- Stress reduction experiments in daily life: Scaling from the lab to the world.Journal of experimental psychology. General · 2024Trial
- Online cognitive bias modification for interpretation to reduce anxious thinking during the COVID-19 pandemic.Behaviour research and therapy · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of an Electronic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Delivered via the Online Psychotherapy Tool for Depression and Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pre-Post Pilot Study.JMIR mental health · 2023Trial
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- Trajectories of child emotional and behavioural difficulties before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal UK cohort.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on 144 Studies Including 406,043 Participants: Prévalence et corrélats des symptômes dépressifs au Canada pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 : revue systématique et méta-analyse de 144 études comprenant 406 043 participants.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026Review
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- Utilisation of mental health services before, during, and after COVID-19 restrictions: interrupted time-series analysis in England.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorder symptoms and COVID-19-related stress.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Trends in depressive symptoms in Germany's adult population 2008-2023.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Mental health in digital microsystems across three Asian Reddit communities.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Dynamic interactions among anxiety, emotional stability, and mindfulness: a cross-lagged panel network analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The return to normal life: sleep, anxiety upon awakening, and nightmares following the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
- Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prevalence of Depression Among US Adults.Canadian respiratory journal · 2026Article
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18 authors at 13 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
COVID-19 has infected millions of people and upended the lives of most humans on the planet. Researchers from across the psychological sciences have sought to document and investigate the impact of COVID-19 in myriad ways, causing an explosion of research that is broad in scope, varied in methods, and challenging to consolidate. Because policy and practice aimed at helping people live healthier and happier lives requires insight from robust patterns of evidence, this article provides a rapid and thorough summary of high-quality studies available through early 2021 examining the mental-health consequences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. Our review of the evidence indicates that anxiety, depression, and distress increased in the early months of the pandemic. Meanwhile, suicide rates, life satisfaction, and loneliness remained largely stable throughout the first year of the pandemic. In response to these insights, we present seven recommendations (one urgent, two short-term, and four ongoing) to support mental health during the pandemic and beyond.
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