The emergence of COVID-19 caused widespread confusion, anxiety, and fear among the general public, which affected everyone to varying degrees around the world. Health-seeking for mental health problems at an early stage is crucial for relieving the burden of mental illness, yet during the pandemic, the existence of the digital divide, widespread fake news, and various public health measures enacted, changed health-seeking behaviors, and pandemic-induced behaviors may have, in turn, affected public mental health. The stigma of contracting COVID-19 has also prevented those needing healthcare from seeking healthcare assistance. Exploring behavioral and psychosocial changes during the pandemic may shed light on the behavioral explanation of the pathogenesis of mental disorders and may prepare societies for novel mental health promotion and prevention interventions during future emerging disease outbreaks.
This Research Topic seeks to address the idiosyncrasies of psychosocial and behavioral changes during the pandemic and to assess how such changes may be linked to mental disorders during the pandemic. Such research may shed light on the relationship between psychosocial and behavioral changes and mental disorders in individuals with and without existing mental disorders, as well as other clinical populations. Additionally, data on the psychological effects of public health measures and other social factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may aid mental health professionals in better managing mental health disorders during the pandemic and provide information for the creation of novel tools for monitoring, screening, diagnosing, treating, or managing these disorders.
We welcome papers that present Original Research and Reviews (systematic or non-systematic) on the COVID-19 pandemic and previous major outbreaks, with the goal of learning lessons for future pandemics. Furthermore, we intend to highlight various novel approaches to mental health care and their implications across various resource settings, as well as provide future directions.
Topics may include the following or other relevant topics:
• The psychosocial and behavioral changes that occur during a pandemic
• The psychological and psychiatric impact of quarantine and social restriction;
• The role of preventive psychiatry in various resource settings and its effectiveness during a pandemic
• Using digital tools to assess, screen for, and manage mental disorders
• Use of internet consultations in psychiatry to reduce personal contact
• Fake news, the digital divide, and social media are all issues
• The stigma associated with COVID-19 infection
• Difficulties and opportunities in priming societies with preventive psychiatry and related interventions to prevent mental disorders
The emergence of COVID-19 caused widespread confusion, anxiety, and fear among the general public, which affected everyone to varying degrees around the world. Health-seeking for mental health problems at an early stage is crucial for relieving the burden of mental illness, yet during the pandemic, the existence of the digital divide, widespread fake news, and various public health measures enacted, changed health-seeking behaviors, and pandemic-induced behaviors may have, in turn, affected public mental health. The stigma of contracting COVID-19 has also prevented those needing healthcare from seeking healthcare assistance. Exploring behavioral and psychosocial changes during the pandemic may shed light on the behavioral explanation of the pathogenesis of mental disorders and may prepare societies for novel mental health promotion and prevention interventions during future emerging disease outbreaks.
This Research Topic seeks to address the idiosyncrasies of psychosocial and behavioral changes during the pandemic and to assess how such changes may be linked to mental disorders during the pandemic. Such research may shed light on the relationship between psychosocial and behavioral changes and mental disorders in individuals with and without existing mental disorders, as well as other clinical populations. Additionally, data on the psychological effects of public health measures and other social factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may aid mental health professionals in better managing mental health disorders during the pandemic and provide information for the creation of novel tools for monitoring, screening, diagnosing, treating, or managing these disorders.
We welcome papers that present Original Research and Reviews (systematic or non-systematic) on the COVID-19 pandemic and previous major outbreaks, with the goal of learning lessons for future pandemics. Furthermore, we intend to highlight various novel approaches to mental health care and their implications across various resource settings, as well as provide future directions.
Topics may include the following or other relevant topics:
• The psychosocial and behavioral changes that occur during a pandemic
• The psychological and psychiatric impact of quarantine and social restriction;
• The role of preventive psychiatry in various resource settings and its effectiveness during a pandemic
• Using digital tools to assess, screen for, and manage mental disorders
• Use of internet consultations in psychiatry to reduce personal contact
• Fake news, the digital divide, and social media are all issues
• The stigma associated with COVID-19 infection
• Difficulties and opportunities in priming societies with preventive psychiatry and related interventions to prevent mental disorders