Covid-19: social distancing or social isolation?

Family support as a protective factor for attitudes toward social distancing and in preserving positive mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…However, due to the inherent costs (e.g. sacrifice freedom and endure loneliness) associated with social distancing, not all people are likely to fully comply with the social distancing recommendations (Gupta and Dhamija, 2020). Some recent studies revealed that some demographic variables (e.g.…”

Digital Health Solutions for Mental Health Disorders During COVID-19

“…COVID-19 is the first "viral" pandemic that threatens to overwhelm mental health services in coming months as a result of fear perpetuated by misinformation alongside social isolation during lockdowns (4,11) These unprecedented challenges highlight the need to develop creative solutions to address the impending surge in mental health disorders (4,10). The four technologies discussed in this review are potential avenues to expand the capacity and penetration of existing mental health services to address this indirect health impact of the pandemic.…”

“…The psychosocial impact of large-scale disasters and previous outbreaks have been described, including increased incidence of mental health disorders ( 9 ). Similarly, COVID-19 has had a two-fold detrimental impact on the mental health of populations subject to the psychosocial consequences of the pandemic, including the incidence of new onset mental health disorders as well as deterioration in the condition of patients with existing mental health disorders ( 4 , 10 ). This impact is on the rise given the protracted lock downs, social isolation, and concomitant occupational stressors in the context of the weakened global economy ( 10 – 12 ).…”

“…Similarly, COVID-19 has had a two-fold detrimental impact on the mental health of populations subject to the psychosocial consequences of the pandemic, including the incidence of new onset mental health disorders as well as deterioration in the condition of patients with existing mental health disorders ( 4 , 10 ). This impact is on the rise given the protracted lock downs, social isolation, and concomitant occupational stressors in the context of the weakened global economy ( 10 – 12 ). These factors highlight the urgent need to scale-up and decentralize mental health services to attain a multiplier effect in the provision and accessibility of these services to combat the pandemic-driven surge in mental health disorders ( 9 , 11 ).…”

COVID-19 and the global OHCA crisis: An urgent need for system level solutions

“… 4 However, the mechanisms that have led to this impact reflect the direct effects of COVID-19, the indirect effects of COVID-19 and the wider societal context. 5 In the context of OHCA, these causal pathways are inevitably complex and our understanding is very limited. In Fig.…”