Covid-19 and the future of mental health in primary care
Miquel Roca, Caterina Vicens, Margalida Gili
Abstract
The spread of covid-19 has had a profound effect on the global economy, and the likelihood that the pandemic will lead to a huge recession and outstrip the financial crisis of 2008 is high. Kisely and colleagues1 and Gold,2 along with Greenberg and colleagues,3 have pointed out the urgent need for strategies to minimise the psychological distress of healthcare workers. Current evidence indicates that after the pandemic …
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RecessionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicMental health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Psychological distressFinancial crisisDistressGlobal recessionHealth careGold standard (test)Development economicsPsychologyEconomic growthPolitical scienceMedicineEconomicsPsychiatryKeynesian economicsVirologyClinical psychologyDiseaseInternal medicineOutbreakPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Employment and Welfare StudiesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth, psychology, and well-being