The Lancet Psychiatry has published a new paper highlighting an urgent need to tackle the harmful impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and potentially the brain. It warns that the pandemic could have a ‘profound’ and ‘pervasive impact’ on global mental health now and in the future, yet only a very small proportion of new scientific publications relating to the virus have centred on its mental health effects.
The researchers outline the priorities for mental health research, as informed by public surveys and an expert panel convened by the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and the mental health research charity, MQ: Transforming Mental Health. They call for more widespread mental health monitoring during the pandemic and also better ways to protect against and treat mental ill health conditions.
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