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Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science.

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There is an urgent need for research to address how mental health consequences for vulnerable groups can be mitigated under pandemic conditions, and on the impact of repeated media consumption and health messaging around COVID-19.
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This article is published in The Lancet Psychiatry.The article was published on 2020-04-15 and is currently open access. It has received 3909 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mental health & Psychological intervention.

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Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It's not (household) size that matters, it's who you're with.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether changes in overall feelings of social connection varied by household size and composition and found that living with a partner robustly and uniquely buffered shifts in social connection during the first phases of the pandemic.
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Climate change, environment pollution, COVID-19 pandemic and mental health.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the available scientific literature on these variables in order to suggest and comment on their eventual synergistic effects on mental health, with disturbances ranging from mild negative emotional responses to fullblown psychiatric conditions, specifically, anxiety and depression, stress/trauma-related disorders, and substance abuse.
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Prevalence of Perceived Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Health Care Workers and Other Workers in Alberta During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey.

TL;DR: The findings underscore the importance of anticipating and mitigating the mental health effects of pandemics using integrated implementation strategies and demonstrate the ease of safely and rapidly assessing mental health needs using an SMS text messaging platform during a pandemic.
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Perceived Social Support Protects Lonely People Against COVID-19 Anxiety: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in China.

TL;DR: Initial evidence is provided that perceived social support provides protection for lonely people in daily life as well as during unexpected disasters, which will contribute to finding ways to alleviate lonely people’s anxiety during this global health crisis.
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Coping Mechanisms: Exploring Strategies Utilized by Japanese Healthcare Workers to Reduce Stress and Improve Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed risk factors and coping mechanisms that could reduce the risk of poor mental health among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and found that female gender, lower levels of communication with friends, and high anxiety were associated with poorer mental health.
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