The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and implications for clinical practice

By A. Fiorillo, P. Gorwood. European psychiatry, 2020

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There is a wide consensus that the COVID-19 pandemic not only affects physical health, but also mental health and well-being [1,2]. The current pandemic is changing priorities for the general population, but it is also challenging the agenda of health professionals, including that of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals [3]. Everywhere in the world, psychiatric clinics are modifying their practice in order to guarantee care and support to persons with mental health problems, but also to those who are not mentally ill and are suffering from the psychosocial consequences of the pandemic. The number of those who will need psychiatric help is going to increase in the next weeks or months, requiring a reconsideration of our current practices. From a psychopathological viewpoint, the current pandemic is a relatively new form of stressor or trauma for mental health professionals [4]. It has been compared with natural disasters, such as earthquakes or tsunamis [5]. But in those cases, the emergencies are usually localized, limited to a specific area and to a given time; people know that they can escape, if they want to or if they have the possibility to do so [6]. It has also been compared with wars and international mass conflicts. But in those circumstances, the enemy is easily recognizable, while in pandemic the “ threat ” can be everywhere and it can be carried by the person next to us [7]. We consider that the mental health and psychosocial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may be particularly serious for at least four groups of people: (a) those who have been in contact the (b) those who are already to biological or psychosocial stressors people

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Oncology

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Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health (2021, background): “This is certainly the case for COVID-19 given the drastic rises in psychopathology and increases in negative emotional states in the general public and in certain segments of the population (Fiorillo & Gorwood, 2020; Skoda et al., 2020).”
The Trajectory of Loneliness in Response to COVID-19 (2020, background): “…concerns that social distancing would lead to increases in loneliness, as highlighted in both popular press articles (Aten, 2020; Shihipar, 2020) and scientific publications (Berg-Weger & Morley, 2020; Fiorillo & Gorwood, 2020; Miller, 2020; see also American Psychological Association, 2020).”
Depression and Anxiety in Hong Kong during COVID-19 (2020, background): “However, people have been overwhelmed by receiving too much information of COVID-19 [32].”