- Public mental health responses and community outreach
- Mental health-care settings
- Mental health needs of special populations

Mental health service responses to COVID-19

- Ethics-driven and rights-driven considerations
- Service user knowledge and involvement
- Longer-term mental health needs
- Remote therapy
- Ways of working

Sustainable adaptations of mental health delivery

Assessment of mental health outcomes in clinical practice

- Children

- Domestic caregivers

- Old age

- Marginalized community

- General public

- People who have or had COVID-19

- People with pre-existing mental health disorders

- Health-care workers

Psychological Effects of COVID-19 on different sections of society

- Potential consequences of COVID-19 for mental health
- Mental health service responses to COVID-19
- Sustainable adaptations of mental health delivery
- Assessment of mental health outcomes in clinical practice

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Due to the rapid spread of Covid-19, many countries have resorted to lockdowns in order to contain the virus. However, the lockdown has lead to a rapid decline in the economy. The downturn in economy not only hinders people's ability to access health services (especially in insurance-based systems), the stress associated with the decline and the sense of isolation can also have adverse mental health effects on many people. International organisations, including WHO, advocate for integration of mental health and psychosocial support into the COVID-19 response. However, the economic decline makes such efforts harder, and as such both short-term adaptations and sustained responses are pressing issues in order to effectively address the mental health issues.

How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Satici, B., Gocet-Tekin, E., Deniz, M. and Satici, S., 2020. Adaptation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Its Association with Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction in Turkey. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00294-0

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