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Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Worldwide Perspective

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  • Gaia Sampogna

    (Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy)

  • Maurizio Pompili

    (Suicide Prevention Centre, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Andrea Fiorillo

    (Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

Major infectious disease outbreaks, such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, create significant distress for the general population, and pose a heavy burden on the healthcare systems called to care for affected individuals and contain the spread of the disease [...]

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  • Gaia Sampogna & Maurizio Pompili & Andrea Fiorillo, 2021. "Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Worldwide Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2021:i:1:p:161-:d:710117
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