Finally, we touched upon the social determinants of mental health and their impact on disadvantaged populations during times of crisis which may help policymakers set up some action plans to mitigate the COVID-19 mental health turmoil during this ongoing pandemic....
This Topical Collection will bring together biological, psychological, public health and epidemiology research related to the broad and critical topic of COVID-19 and mental illness.
COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health UN Sustainable Development Group Policy Brief (United Nations, 2020). Tackling the Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis: An Integrated, Whole-of-Society Response (OECD, 2021). Rehm, J. & Shield, K. D. Global burden of disease ...
58% of respondents told us that their mental health had deteriorated because of the COVID-19 crisis 39% said that their physical health had deteriorated. 45% were feeling isolated 39% were not keeping in touch with their peer group Job roles have been directly impacted by ...
That requires a robust digital ecosystem from end to end. IoT, edge computing, and AI can have a transformative impact on healthcare — but only if providers let them. Image Credit: Provided by the author; Thank you! The postIn the Middle of a Mental Health ...
NEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, U.S. experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children, which is now playing out at schools in the form of increased childhood depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, fights and thoughts ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- American children's mental health crisis has gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two new studies published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday.
"Effective communications, robust science-based decision making and a flexible public health response system able to respond rapidly to a crisis" were identified as essential components of such a plan. Had this recommendation been implemented then, it is likely Australia's response to the COVID-19...
On the one hand, there's more openness to talking about mental health than there has ever been. There's also more awareness that we've had a terribly serious crisis of access. Can you go into more detail on that crisis of access, specifically in Massachusetts? As of September 12, in M...
More than 1,800 Canadians were surveyed over the last week in April to identify and evaluate the factors that influence mental health. It is the first of a year-long effort to track mental-health levels during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis. ...