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

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 317-320

  Torales, Julio ^a   O’Higgins, Marcelo ^a   Castaldelli Maia, João Mauricio ^b,c   Ventriglio, Antonio ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

coronavirus; COVID 19; mental health; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PANDEMIC; PATHOGENICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 85082973009     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764020915212     Document Type: Review

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