Covid-19 pandemic: a public and global mental health opportunity for social transformation?
Ayesha Ahmad, Christoph Mueller, Konstantinos Tsamakis
Abstract
We know from analysing conflict and post-conflict transitions that such crises can pose as an opportunity for social transformation.1 Given the humanitarian challenges of the ongoing pandemic, we think that covid-19 needs a public mental health focus. Covid-19 is the first major pandemic of our generation,2 and we must seek the hidden opportunities to …
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Mental healthPublic health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Political sciencePublic relationsTransformation (genetics)Economic growthMedicineVirologyPsychiatryEconomicsNursingBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyGeneDiseaseBiochemistryOutbreakClimate Change and Health ImpactsHealth disparities and outcomesCOVID-19 and Mental Health