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Medicine & Health
COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Mental Health
In this PLOS Medicine Special Issue, we present a fascinating array of research papers which provide insights into various facets of mental health during the pandemic. Key themes include increases in the prevalence of common mental health problems across a range of settings, the inequitable distribution of this burden, and the strong association with contextual factors such as the stringency of lockdowns and severity of the pandemic.
Such research is essential not only for understanding the COVID-19 pandemic, but also for facilitating recovery, and ensuring that the world is better prepared for future global health crises.
The guest editors of this fascinating collection are Vikram Patel, Daisy Fancourt, Toshi Furukawa, and Lola Kola.
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Articles
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PLOS Medicine COVID-19 and mental health: Building back better or reimagining a new way forward?
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PLOS Medicine Long-term psychological distress trajectories and the COVID-19 pandemic in three British birth cohorts: A multi-cohort study
Background: Growing evidence suggests that population mental health outcomes have worsened since the pandemic started. The extent that…
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PLOS Medicine Suicidal ideation following self-reported COVID-19-like symptoms or serology-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in France: A propensity score weighted analysis from a cohort study
Background: A higher risk of suicidal ideation associated with self-report of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-like symptoms or COVID-19…
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PLOS Medicine COVID-19 and mental health in 8 low- and middle-income countries: A prospective cohort study
Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated mitigation policies created a global economic and health crisis…
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PLOS Medicine Home working and social and mental wellbeing at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: Evidence from 7 longitudinal population surveys
Background: Home working has increased since the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic’s onset with concerns that it may have…
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PLOS Medicine Comparison of new psychiatric diagnoses among Finnish children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide register-based study
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions decreased the use of specialist psychiatric services for children and…
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PLOS Medicine The COVID-19 pandemic and health-related quality of life across 13 high- and low-middle-income countries: A cross-sectional analysis
Background: Most research on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) health burden has focused on confirmed cases and deaths, rather than…
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PLOS Medicine Mental disorders, COVID-19-related life-saving measures and mortality in France: A nationwide cohort study
Background: Meta-analyses have shown that preexisting mental disorders may increase serious Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes,…
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PLOS Medicine Mental disorders and COVID-19 deaths: Clinical, public health, and human rights implications
Shekhar Saxena and Cindy Chwa discuss the neglect of care for people living with mental disorders during the pandemic, and highlight…
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PLOS Medicine Mental health and addiction health service use by physicians compared to non-physicians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada
Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic has exacerbated mental health challenges among physicians and non–physicians.…
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PLOS Medicine Depressive and anxiety symptoms in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: A panel data analysis over 2 years
Background: There has been much research into the mental health impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and how it is…
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PLOS Medicine Investigating time-dependent COVID-19 pandemic mental health data: Challenges and opportunities of using panel data analysis
Mariana Pinto da Costa and Robert Stewart provide commentary on a large prospective panel survey of mental health during the pandemic and…
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PLOS Medicine COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence
Background: There remains uncertainty about the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health. This umbrella…
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PLOS Medicine Depression and anxiety in people with cognitive impairment and dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Background: Some studies have identified declines in mental health during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in different age…
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PLOS Medicine Reimagining the journey to recovery: The COVID-19 pandemic and global mental health
In this editorial, guest editors Vikram Patel, Daisy Fancourt, Lola Kola, and Toshi Furukawa discuss the contents of the special issue on…