COVID-19 and Current Awareness Bulletin 21th August 2020

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NHS Reset Mental Health Services and COVID-19: Preparing for the rising tide COVID-19 has, and will continue to have, huge implications for mental health providers and the individuals they support. A new report explores what mental health services need to prepare for the rising tide in demand

Child & Adolescent Mental Health How in the world are we handling COVID-19? Journal issue has several open access articles that debate the impact of COVID-19 on young people, and the various adaptations made by CAMHS to deliver services

The Conversation Coronavirus: the pandemic is changing our brains The virus itself can cause a number of neurological problems along with anxiety and depression resulting from isolation and worry during the pandemic and lockdown

Neuropsychopharmacology COVID-19 and promising solutions to combat symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression Emerging evidence from the current pandemic points towards a potential ‘tsunami’ of stress- related disorders in both medical staff and the public

Psychiatric Quarterly Past epidemics, natural disasters, COVID-19 and mental health: learning from history as we deal with the present and prepare for the future As numbers of cases rise, psychological endurance is a challenge many people will face

Computers in Human Behavior Mental health toll from the coronavirus: social media usage reveals Wuhan residents’ depression and secondary trauma in the COVID-19 outbreak Studies how people in Wuhan – the first epicentre of the outbreak – used social media and its effects on mental health conditions and health behaviour change

NEJM Catalyst: Innovations in Care Delivery Rapid implementation of in a safety-net health system during COVID-19 using Lean Methods Case study of a department that rapidly transformed all outpatient appointments to telemedicine within five days

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Risk factors for anxiety of otolaryngology healthcare workers in Hubei Province fighting coronavirus disease Some workers experienced anxiety during the epidemic, but most of them did not receive treatment

Brain, Behavior and Immunity Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: role of inflammatory and clinical predictors Over half the sample presented a clinical score for at least one psychiatric disorder, with females scoring higher in all the measures

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