Background and aims: The outbreak of COVID-19 led to a significant psychological impact
on individuals, particularly those belonging to vulnerable groups. This study aimed to …

In view of restrictions imposed to control COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in
online survey-based studies because of its ability to collect data with greater ease and faster …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency has led to numerous
attempts to assess the impact of the pandemic on population mental health. The findings …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has a detrimental effect on the health and well-being
of health care workers (HCWs). The extent to which HCWs may differ in their experience of …

Background: Evidence suggests increased anxious-depressive symptoms in the general
population during the COVID-19 pandemic, also in its second wave. High symptom …

There is long-standing controversy as to whether suicide risk in those who have survived a
traumatic event is highest when the severity of the survivors' psychiatric condition is worst or …

Comment 10 www. thelancet. com/psychiatry Vol 8 January 2021 of suicidality. 3 Like
elsewhere, the variety and extent of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for mental …

The editorial team at The Lancet Psychiatry would like to thank our peer reviewers for all
their help in 2020. While each paper clearly represents a huge amount of work by the …

Background: Recognized as a common and debilitating condition with a high recurrence
rate, depression is considered a severe public health problem. The association between …

The pursuit of a PhD is associated with increased mental health risks, with commonly
identified stressors that include supervision, financial constraints, hierarchical institutional …