Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
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- Premisecitation§ Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
Globally, anxiety and depression rose by 25% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“in the first year of the pandemic, there was a 25% increase in anxiety and depression globally”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked- cites [1] WHO COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide March 2, 2022 PMC9998057 35414629 source
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- cites [2] WHO Mental health and COVID-19: early evidence of the pandemic's impact: scientific brief https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-Sci_Brief-Mental_health-2022.1 2 March 2022
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- Premisecitation§ Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
During the pandemic, young people face a higher risk of suicide and self-harm injuries.
“young people are at increased risk of suicide and self-harm injuries”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked- cites [1] WHO COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide March 2, 2022 PMC9998057 35414629 source
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- cites [2] WHO Mental health and COVID-19: early evidence of the pandemic's impact: scientific brief https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-Sci_Brief-Mental_health-2022.1 2 March 2022
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- Premisecitation§ Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
The capacity and resources available to carry out the WHO action plan are still insufficient.
“However, the ability and resources to implement the action plan remain inadequate.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites [7] Saxena S Belkin G Knowledge gaps in implementing global mental health activities Glob Ment Health (Camb) 4 2017 e23 29230319 PMC5719481 source
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The long-term consequences of COVID-19 for the general population are uncertain.
“its long-term effects on the general population,”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites [4] Iacobucci G England saw record 4·3 million referrals to mental health services in 2021 BMJ 376 2022 o672 35292433 source
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Premisecitation§ Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemicHow people who recovered from COVID-19 will fare in the long term is uncertain.
“There are also uncertainties about the long-term prognosis of people who recovered from COVID-19,”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites [3] Taquet M Luciano S Geddes JR Harrison PJ Bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorder: retrospective cohort studies of 62 354 COVID-19 cases in the USA Lancet Psychiatry 8 2021 130 140 33181098 PMC7820108 source
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Premisecitation§ Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemicThe updated action plan adds four targets, covering expansion of services through community infrastructure, embedding mental health in public health emergency planning, and doubling worldwide mental health research output.
“In the updated version,6 four additional targets affirm WHO's commitment to championing the direction of mental health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are new targets on service expansion through community infrastructures, the integration of mental health into public health emergency planning for population safety, and a pledge to double the global output of mental health research.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites [6] WHO Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2030 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240031029 2021 PMC8522612 34789927 source
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Premisecitation§ Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemicThe 2013-2030 WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan, in its updated form, laid out public health strategies and attainable goals for mental health promotion and disorder prevention under universal health coverage, aimed at the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“The updated WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–20306 outlined public health strategies and achievable goals to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders in the context of universal health coverage (UHC) for mental health services in the coming years, to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites [6] WHO Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2030 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240031029 2021 PMC8522612 34789927 source
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Premisecitation§ Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemicHow much the pandemic will strain health-care systems in the future is uncertain.
“and the pressure of the pandemic on health-care systems in the future.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites [5] Kola L Kohrt BA Hanlon C COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health Lancet Psychiatry 8 2021 535 550 33639109 PMC9764935 source
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Crises such as COVID-19 and growing global political instability affect vulnerable groups disproportionately.
“Preparedness strategies of the updated WHO action plan recognise the disproportionate impacts of crises such as COVID-19 and rising global political instability on vulnerable groups.”
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- Authors
- Kola, L., Kumar, M., Kohrt, B. A., Fatodu, T., Olayemi, B. A., & Adefolarin, A. O.
- Affiliations
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- George Washington University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kola, Lola
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-05
- Volume
- 399
- Issue
- 10338
- Pages
- 1851-1852
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- PMC
- PMC8947778
- OpenAlex
- W4220744144
- Semantic Scholar
- a7849097736327fb1521e7c815648b278abd82ce
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 8
- FWCI
- 8.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- The Lancet (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH120649, R01MH127767)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- public mental health, COVID-19 pandemic, mental health resilience, anxiety, depression, suicide risk, self-harm, long COVID, SARS-CoV-2 variants
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Humans, Mental Health, Public Health, Pandemics
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