1. [Comment] The challenges of planetary mental health in the COVID-19 era
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Ellie Stefanadi, Emmanouil Rizos, Inetzi A. Dimitrakaki, Dimitrios Tsiptsios, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Georgios Dimitrakakis, Konstantinos Tsamakis, Demetrios A. Spandidos, and Christoph Mueller
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0301 basic medicine ,Cancer Research ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Community service ,challenges ,social transformation ,03 medical and health sciences ,stress ,0302 clinical medicine ,Global mental health ,Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) ,Political science ,Pandemic ,business.industry ,pandemic ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Articles ,Public relations ,global ,Mental health ,Distress ,030104 developmental biology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Social transformation ,business ,Emergency healthcare ,mental health ,planetary - Abstract
As the focus of the COVID-19 crisis is gradually taken away from emergency healthcare needs, increased attention is warranted on the psychological impact of the pandemic on a global level. Existing guidance on managing the COVID-19 related distress needs to be better informed by upcoming larger-scale research. Applying e-Health can be useful in dealing with the immediate psychological needs, while developing strategies to identify vulnerable populations and shifting the provision of mental health and social care to community services need to be prioritised when looking at the future. Focusing on global mental health during this universal crisis is an opportunity for promoting a more compassionate and less discriminating society.
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- 2020