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How COVID-19 shaped mental health: from infection to pandemic effects

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Penninx, Brenda W. J. H., Benros, Michael E., Klein, Robyn S., Vinkers, Christiaan H.·2022·Nature Medicine

Abstract

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has threatened global mental health, both indirectly via disruptive societal changes and directly via neuropsychiatric sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Despite a small increase in self-reported mental health problems, this has (so far) not translated into objectively measurable increased rates of mental disorders, self-harm or suicide rates at the population level. This could suggest effective resilience and adaptation, but there is substantial heterogeneity among subgroups, and time-lag effects may also exist. With regard to COVID-19 itself, both acute and post-acute neuropsychiatric sequelae have become apparent, with high prevalence of fatigue, cognitive impairments and anxiety and depressive symptoms, even months after infection. To understand how COVID-19 continues to shape mental health in the longer term, fine-grained, well-controlled longitudinal data at the (neuro)biological, individual and societal levels remain essential. For future pandemics, policymakers and clinicians should prioritize mental health from the outset to identify and protect those at risk and promote long-term resilience. This Review discusses the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, from pandemic-related societal effects to direct infection-related neuropsychiatric sequelae, highlighting the lessons learned and outstanding knowledge gaps.

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Authors
Penninx, B. W. J. H., Benros, M. E., Klein, R. S., & Vinkers, C. H.
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2022-10
Volume
28
Issue
10
Pages
2027-2037
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
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445
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113
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Language
en
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