11 May 2021>: Review Articles
A Review of the Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health, with a Comparison Between the USA, Australia, and Poland with Taiwan and Thailand
Katarzyna M. Bliźniewska-Kowalska 1AEF* , Angelos Halaris 2EF , Shao-Cheng Wang 34EF , Kuan-Pin Su 56AEF , Michael Maes 7EF , Michael Berk 89EF , Piotr Gałecki 1AEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.932220
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932220
Background
Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Prevention Strategies
The Evidence That Poor Mental Health Increases Susceptibility to Infection with SARS-CoV-2
The Neuropsychiatric Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
The Global Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health From SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Social Isolation
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health in the USA
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health in Australia
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health in Poland
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health in Taiwan
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health in Thailand
Conclusions
References
Figure 1 Scheme of possible linking mechanisms between mental disorders and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).