Mental Health Presentations to Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department During COVID-19 Lockdown.

To describe mental health presentations to a tertiary emergency department in New Zealand during a national COVID-19 Lockdown.A retrospective, comparative cohort study in Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand.There was a 3510 [...]

The Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Care Mental Health Services.

This study aimed to explore the effects of COVID-19 and the lockdown measures adopted in England on patients with acute mental illness.The authors analyzed referrals to the crisis resolution and [...]

How did Different Generations Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic? Early Stages of the Pandemic in Spain.

The World Health Organization has highlighted the importance of studying the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. The aim of this study is to examine the role of [...]

Anxiety, depression, traumatic stress and COVID-19-related anxiety in the UK general population during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented global crisis, necessitating drastic changes to living conditions, social life, personal freedom and economic activity. No study has yet examined the presence of [...]

Estimating COVID-19 prevalence and infection control practices among US dentists.

Understanding the risks associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission during oral health care delivery and assessing mitigation strategies for dental offices are critical to improving patient [...]

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on subjective mental well-being: The interplay of perceived threat, future anxiety and resilience.

The COVID-19 pandemic has potentially a serious impact on many people’s mental well-being. This study analyses the influence of the perceived threat of COVID-19 on subjective mental well-being with an [...]

Response to the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic Across Africa: Successes, Challenges, and Implications for the Future.

The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed considerable lives. There are major concerns in Africa due to existing high prevalence rates for both infectious and non-infectious diseases and limited resources in [...]

A Longitudinal Study on the Emotional Impact Cause by the COVID-19 Pandemic Quarantine on General Population.

COVID-19 pandemic represents, not only a public physical health emergency, but a mental health serious problem as well. However, little is known about the psychological impact of the quarantine during [...]

Seizure And COVID-19: Association and Review of Potential Mechanism.

Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China, this highly transmissible virus has since spread rapidly around the world. Though respiratory complication is the [...]

Risk Perceptions and Psychological Effects During the Italian COVID-19 Emergency.

The current study provides data about the immediate risk perceptions and psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among Italian participants. A sample of 980 volunteers answered a web-based survey which [...]