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COVID-19 and Mental Health

This cluster of papers focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, including anxiety, depression, and psychological distress among the general population, healthcare workers, and specific demographic groups. It also explores the psychological effects of quarantine, social isolation, and the rapid transition to online learning. The papers discuss the need for mental health care interventions and strategies to mitigate the broader health effects of the pandemic.

136,810 works

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Most cited

  1. The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence

    Samantha K. Brooks, Rebecca Webster, Louise Smith, Lisa Woodland · 2020 · The Lancet · 16,386 citations

  2. Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China

    Cuiyan Wang, Riyu Pan, Xiaoyang Wan, Yilin Tan · 2020 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 10,319 citations

  3. Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019

    Jianbo Lai, Simeng Ma, Ying Wang, Zhongxiang Cai · 2020 · JAMA Network Open · 8,315 citations

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

    Emily A. Holmes, Rory C. O’Connor, V. Hugh Perry, Irene Tracey · 2020 · The Lancet Psychiatry · 6,087 citations

  5. The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

    Wenjun Cao, Ziwei Fang, Guoqiang Hou, Mei Han · 2020 · Psychiatry Research · 6,018 citations

  6. Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

    Damian Santomauro, Ana Maria Mantilla Herrera, Jamileh Shadid, Peng Zheng · 2021 · The Lancet · 5,544 citations

Most recent

  1. Long-term effects of online education: Evidence from Kazakhstan’s COVID-19 policy cutoff

    Alisher Aldashev, Birzhan Batkeyev, Kuandyk Tleuzhanuly · 2026 · International Journal of Educational Development · 0 citations

  2. Quality of Life and Resilience Among Adults in Quebec During the COVID-19 Health Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Marie Claude Lehoux, Mariève Houle, Samuel Rochette, Marie‐Hélène Morin · 2026 · Applied Research in Quality of Life · 0 citations

  3. ‘This Is Not Life’: Psychosocial Experiences of Hungarian Secondary School Students During COVID-19 School Closures: A Retrospective Qualitative Study

    Gábor Pál Stromájer, Melinda Csima, Bernadett Varga, Tímea Stromajer-Rácz · 2026 · Children · 0 citations

  4. Social dysfunction in Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Venezuelan media workers

    Byron Bustamante, Claudia Torres-Montesinos, Jhon Remigio Espinosa-Iñiguez · 2026 · PLOS mental health. · 0 citations

  5. Review of Eskenazi et al. (2026) II

    William O'Donohue · 2026 · Journal of Open Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences · 0 citations

  6. Implementation Experiences From the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities Initiative.

    Rodolfo R. Vega, Alissa Caron, Mihaly Imre, Alejandro Alvarez · 2026 · PubMed · 0 citations

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