The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health.

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Abstract

The current outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus infection among humans in Wuhan (China) and its spreading around the globe is heavily impacting on the global health and mental health. Despite all resources employed to counteract the spreading of the virus, additional global strategies are needed to handle the related mental health issues.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Soc Psychiatry

Title: The International journal of social psychiatry

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 1741-2854

ISSN (Print): 0020-7640

Publication date (Electronic): June 2020

Volume: 66

Issue: 4

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay.

[2 ] Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, Fundação do ABC, Santo André, Brazil.

[3 ] Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

[4 ] Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Article

DOI: 10.1177/0020764020915212

PubMed ID: 32233719

SO-VID: 840bef88-f9fc-42d2-8531-a7b76f65e473

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Keywords: coronavirus,COVID-19,Outbreak,mental health

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Keywords: coronavirus, COVID-19, Outbreak, mental health

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