The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide rates

L Sher - QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
has profound psychological and social effects. The psychological sequelae of the pandemic …

Alcohol use disorders

AF Carvalho, M Heilig, A Perez, C Probst, J Rehm - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Alcohol use disorders consist of disorders characterised by compulsive heavy alcohol use
and loss of control over alcohol intake. Alcohol use disorders are some of the most prevalent …

Trends in college student mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity: Findings from the national healthy minds study, 2013–2021

SK Lipson, S Zhou, S Abelson, J Heinze, M Jirsa… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A considerable gap in knowledge exists around mental health trends in diverse
racial and ethnic adolescent and young adult populations. The purpose of this study is to …

Poverty, depression, and anxiety: Causal evidence and mechanisms

M Ridley, G Rao, F Schilbach, V Patel - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety disorders are together responsible for 8% of years
lived with disability globally. Contrary to widely held preconceptions, these are not diseases …

Mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among US adults without a pre-existing mental health condition: Findings from American trend panel survey

C Holingue, E Badillo-Goicoechea, KE Riehm… - Preventive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Most individuals in the United States have no history of a mental health condition yet are at
risk for psychological distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown policy on homicide, suicide, and motor vehicle deaths in Peru

RJC Calderon-Anyosa, JS Kaufman - Preventive medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Although lockdown measures to stop COVID-19 have direct effects on disease transmission,
their impact on violent and accidental deaths remains unknown. Our study aims to assess …

The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …

L Degenhardt, F Charlson, A Ferrari… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Alcohol and drug use can have negative consequences on the health,
economy, productivity, and social aspects of communities. We aimed to use data from the …

[HTML][HTML] Gaming your mental health: a narrative review on mitigating symptoms of depression and anxiety using commercial video games

M Kowal, E Conroy, N Ramsbottom, T Smithies… - JMIR Serious …, 2021 - games.jmir.org
Globally, depression and anxiety are the two most prevalent mental health disorders. They
occur both acutely and chronically, with various symptoms commonly expressed …

Socio-economic variations in the mental health treatment gap for people with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders: results from the WHO World Mental Health …

S Evans-Lacko, S Aguilar-Gaxiola… - Psychological …, 2018 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe treatment gap between the number of people with mental disorders and the
number treated represents a major public health challenge. We examine this gap by socio …

Global prevalence and mental health outcomes of intimate partner violence among women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SJ White, J Sin, A Sweeney… - … Violence, & Abuse, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this systematic review was to assess the magnitude of the association between
types of intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health outcomes and shed light on the …