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Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound effect on all aspects of society, including mental health and physical health. We explore the psychological, social, and neuroscientific effects of COVID-19 and set out the immediate priorities and longer-term strategies for mental health science research. These priorities were informed by surveys of the public and an expert panel convened by the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and the mental health research charity, MQ: Transforming Mental Health, in the first weeks of the pandemic in the UK in March, 2020. We urge UK research funding agencies to work with researchers, people with lived experience, and others to establish a high level coordination group to ensure that these research priorities are addressed, and to allow new ones to be identified over time. The need to maintain high-quality research standards is imperative. International collaboration and a global perspective will be beneficial. An immediate priority is collecting high-quality data on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the whole population and vulnerable groups, and on brain function, cognition, and mental health of patients with COVID-19. There is an urgent need for research to address how mental health consequences for vulnerable groups can be mitigated under pandemic conditions, and on the impact of repeated media consumption and health messaging around COVID-19. Discovery, evaluation, and refinement of mechanistically driven interventions to address the psychological, social, and neuroscientific aspects of the pandemic are required. Rising to this challenge will require integration across disciplines and sectors, and should be done together with people with lived experience. New funding will be required to meet these priorities, and it can be efficiently leveraged by the UK's world-leading infrastructure. This Position Paper provides a strategy that may be both adapted for, and integrated with, research efforts in other countries.

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Authors
Holmes, E. A., O'Connor, R. C., Perry, V. H., Tracey, I., Wessely, S., Arseneault, L., Ballard, C., Christensen, H., Cohen Silver, R., Everall, I., Ford, T., John, A., Kabir, T., King, K., Madan, I., Michie, S., Przybylski, A. K., Shafran, R., Sweeney, A., Worthman, C. M., Yardley, L., Cowan, K., Cope, C., Hotopf, M., & Bullmore, E.
Affiliations
  • Uppsala University (SE)
  • UK Dementia Research Institute (GB)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • University of Exeter (GB)
  • Black Dog Institute (AU)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Swansea University (GB)
  • McPin Foundation (GB)
  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
  • St George's, University of London (GB)
  • Emory University (US)
  • University of Bristol (GB)
  • Academy of Medical Sciences (GB)
Corresponding author
Cope, Claire
Venue
The Lancet Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-06
Volume
7
Issue
6
Pages
547-560
ISSN
2215-0366 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3015197879
Cited by
5,715
References
135
Citations by year
2026: 103 · 2025: 218 · 2024: 468 · 2023: 795 · 2022: 1173 · 2021: 1807 · 2020: 1131
FWCI
96.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
  • Royal Devon and Exeter Research Repository (Royal Devon and Exeter) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo
Funders
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • Leverhulme Trust
  • National Science Foundation (SES-2026337)
  • British Academy
  • Oak Foundation
  • Chief Scientist Office
  • Huo Family Foundation
  • Economic and Social Research Council
  • National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Government
  • John Fell Fund, University of Oxford
  • Scottish Government
  • Uppsala Universitet
  • NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
  • Medical Research Foundation
  • Medical Research Council
  • University of Cambridge
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • Lupina Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social impacts of COVID-19
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, mental health research priorities, psychological effects of COVID-19, vulnerable populations, mental health interventions, research coordination, research funding, people with lived experience, multidisciplinary research, international cooperation
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Mental Disorders, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Research, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics

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