Social isolation and the brain in the pandemic era

D Bzdok, RIM Dunbar - Nature human behaviour, 2022 - nature.com
Intense sociality has been a catalyst for human culture and civilization, and our social
relationships at a personal level play a pivotal role in our health and well-being. These …

Depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: epidemiology, mechanism, and treatment

C Zhu, T Zhang, Q Li, X Chen, K Wang - Neuroscience Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an adverse impact
on the physical and mental health of the public worldwide. In addition to illness in patients …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of lockdown on mental health in Australia: evidence from a natural experiment analysing a longitudinal probability sample survey

P Butterworth, S Schurer, TA Trinh… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Many studies have examined population mental health during the COVID-19
pandemic but have been unable to isolate the direct effect of lockdowns. The aim of this …

The personal health applications of machine learning techniques in the internet of behaviors

Z Amiri, A Heidari, M Darbandi, Y Yazdani… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the swift pace of the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in diverse spheres, the
medical and healthcare fields are utilizing machine learning (ML) methodologies in …

Mental health in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

N Ahmed, P Barnett, A Greenburgh… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused immediate and far-reaching disruption to society, the
economy, and health-care services. We synthesised evidence on the effect of the pandemic …

Mental health consequences of COVID-19 pandemic period in the European population: an institutional challenge

N Di Fazio, D Morena, G Delogu, G Volonnino… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The worldwide spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been responsible for an infectious pandemic,
with repercussions on socio-economic aspects and on the physical and mental health of the …

Mental health, financial, and social outcomes among older adults with probable COVID-19 infection: A longitudinal cohort study

E Iob, A Steptoe, P Zaninotto - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
We investigated the immediate and longer-term impact (over 4-6 months) of probable
COVID-19 infection on mental health, wellbeing, financial hardship, and social interactions …

Beware the “loneliness gap”? Examining emerging inequalities and long‐term risks of loneliness and isolation emerging from COVID‐19

R Patulny, M Bower - Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence suggests COVID lockdowns have not only increased the social problem
of loneliness but widened the 'loneliness gap'between the most and least lonely people …

Do people perceive benefits in the use of social prescribing to address loneliness and/or social isolation? A qualitative meta-synthesis of the literature

M Liebmann, A Pitman, YC Hsueh, M Bertotti… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Social prescribing is a means by which clinical services can link individuals who have
psychological, social and/or practical needs with non-clinical services within their local …

A quantitative approach to the intersectional study of mental health inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic in UK young adults

D Moreno-Agostino, C Woodhead, GB Ploubidis… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Mental health inequalities across social identities/positions during the COVID-19
pandemic have been mostly reported independently from each other or in a limited way (eg …