TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental-health services in Europe
AU - Thome, Johannes
AU - Deloyer, Jocelyn
AU - Coogan, Andrew N
AU - Bailey-Rodriguez, Deborah
AU - da Cruz E Silva, Odete A B
AU - Faltraco, Frank
AU - Grima, Cathleen
AU - Gudjonsson, Snaebjorn Omar
AU - Hanon, Cecile
AU - Hollý, Martin
AU - Joosten, Jo
AU - Karlsson, Ingegerd
AU - Kelemen, Gabriela
AU - Korman, Maria
AU - Krysta, Krzysztof
AU - Lichterman, Boleslav
AU - Loganovsky, Konstantin
AU - Marazziti, Donatella
AU - Maraitou, Margarita
AU - Mertens de Wilmars, Serge
AU - Reunamen, Merja
AU - Rexhaj, Shyhrete
AU - Sancaktar, Muhammet
AU - Sempere, Javier
AU - Tournier, Isabelle
AU - Weynant, Emilie
AU - Vis, Christiaan
AU - Lebas, Marie-Clotilde
AU - Fond-Harmant, Laurence
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The current COVID-19 pandemic confronts psychiatric patients and mental health services with unique and severe challenges. In order to identify these trans-national challenges across Europe, an ad-hoc survey was conducted among 23 experts, each answering for one European or aligned country. A number of important themes and issues were raised for the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health services, barriers to service provision and future consequences. A number of key issues were reported by colleagues across several jurisdictions, even though these were at different stages of their national epidemics. Based on these findings, we articulate some important learnings from the early stages of the COVID-19 European pandemic, and highlight key considerations for all countries' mental health services as the current pandemic develops and for future pandemics.
AB - The current COVID-19 pandemic confronts psychiatric patients and mental health services with unique and severe challenges. In order to identify these trans-national challenges across Europe, an ad-hoc survey was conducted among 23 experts, each answering for one European or aligned country. A number of important themes and issues were raised for the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health services, barriers to service provision and future consequences. A number of key issues were reported by colleagues across several jurisdictions, even though these were at different stages of their national epidemics. Based on these findings, we articulate some important learnings from the early stages of the COVID-19 European pandemic, and highlight key considerations for all countries' mental health services as the current pandemic develops and for future pandemics.
U2 - 10.1080/15622975.2020.1844290
DO - 10.1080/15622975.2020.1844290
M3 - Article
C2 - 33143529
SN - 1562-2975
VL - 22
SP - 516
EP - 525
JO - World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
JF - World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
IS - 7
ER -
