Research and mental health during COVID-19—advice and some requests

Wykes, Til; Mueser, Kim T.; Penn, David L.; Sweeney, Angela; Simpson, Alan; Giacco, D.

doi:10.1080/09638237.2021.2015063

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“…Neurotropism of this virus is known to affect the central and peripheral nervous systems [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ]. It has been suggested that, in SARS-CoV-2 infection, neuropsychiatric symptoms occur in the acute phase through the onset of psychosis, insomnia, and general mood changes; but also after the infectious episode, through the onset of posttraumatic stress, panic attacks, and anxiety [ 55 , 56 , 57 ]. Even though SARS-CoV-2 infection may play a role in the increase of suicidal behavior, especially when associated with other multiple risk factors, our casuistry could not prove a causal link; further research is recommended in order to establish this association more precisely [ 57 ].…”

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Completed Suicide Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using the Psychological Autopsy Method in Sibiu County, Romania: Case Series and Literature Review

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The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with suicide, as some data suggests. Our study aims to investigate the emergence of eleven completed suicide cases suspected to be linked to the COVID-19 pandemic during the restrictive measures imposed by the Romanian government, and to identify the consequences of mental health, suicidal motivation, and behavioral changes. To this end, we analyzed the deceased’s medical records and applied the psychological autopsy method to the relatives/caregivers of the deceased for a suicidal investigation history, within conducted free-flow discussions. To highlight behavioral changes that occurred in the distant antecedents as well as immediately before the suicidal act, we used two sets of closed questions comprised of fifteen alarm signs, including depressive and/or anxiety symptoms. Our results showed that a deterioration of the mental status, especially concerning depressive and anxiety symptoms, was evident in people without or with pre-existing psychiatric pathology. The suicidal motivation proved to be complex including, in addition to the SARS-CoV-2 infection, social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We noted an intensification of the investigated alarm signs and even the emergence of new warning signs in the recent antecedents. Based on our findings, we reaffirmed the important role of the psychological autopsy method in suicide investigation, proving that it can detect the specific impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people prone to suicide. This impact can be psycho-emotional, social, and/or economical, and thus we can state that the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences can be, at least, a triggering factor that enhances completed suicide risk. Further studies are needed in this particular area because correlations between the COVID-19 pandemic and completed suicide do not appear to be accidental.

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Completed Suicide Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using the Psychological Autopsy Method in Sibiu County, Romania: Case Series and Literature Review

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“…There is ample evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as prior outbreaks of infectious diseases, demonstrating the impact of occupational threats to psychological well-being (Kisely et al, 2020), and several studies have described that work-related threats to physical health and safety may exacerbate psychological distress (Billings et al, 2021). While evidence-based interventions that have been employed, such as mental health awareness programs, peer support, and access to counseling services, demonstrate an impact on mental health scores, their evaluation has been limited, and the interventions themselves have not been well described (Robins-Browne et al, 2022; Wykes et al, 2021). Furthermore, the majority of research investigating interventions to protect the mental health of frontline health workers occurred in high-income countries, potentially diluting the additional complex social, economic, and environmental factors affecting psychological health among HCWs in LMICs.…”

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Care for Staff: A Novel Technical Assistance Approach to Promote Occupational Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers in Lower and Middle Income Country Settings

Headrick,

McCarten-Gibbs,

Coley

et al. 2024

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Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face unique, intersectional threats to their mental health at work. Despite the existence of recommendations for multi-tiered interventions to promote and protect occupational mental health for HCWs, there remain significant challenges to implementation worldwide. Methods: FHI 360, a global development organization, developed a novel technical assistance framework to accompany partners, including government and healthcare leaders to design, implement, improve, or evaluate any mental health and psychosocial support intervention. The EpiC Project, implemented by FHI 360, has utilized this framework in four countries (Vietnam, Philippines, Paraguay and Sri Lanka) specifically to guide the development of locally adapted occupational mental health interventions for HCWs. Findings: Each country applied this framework in various project cycle phases and in their unique local contexts; all countries reported positive developments in the advancement of their chosen interventions. Conclusions/Application to Practice: With the application of an adaptable, evidence-based technical assistance framework to guide collaborative consultation for project design, implementation, improvement, and/or evaluation, locally led teams pivoted from a solely “mental health” approach to more comprehensive, evidence-based interventions that framed mental health for HCWs as an occupational health priority. This allowed for teams advising interventions in LMICs to consider unique workplace, structural and policy-level factors rather than focusing solely on individual mental health strategies.

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“…11 Research on university-based peer support systems also has wider relevance to public health initiatives that address the longer-term psychosocial impacts of the pandemic, with peer support identified as a key component of scalable community-based interventions internationally. 18,19 Understanding the experiences of peer supporters is critical for informing service provision, yet this group has received less research attention than the experiences of those being supported. 20 The few known studies of university peer supporters have largely been conducted in the USA and have focused primarily on academic peer mentoring, while largely excluding supportive functions associated more directly with mental health and other non-academic outcomes.…”

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“ Weird duality ”: learning from the experiences of students in university peer support roles during the COVID-19 pandemic

Berry,

Phelan,

Michelson

2023

Journal of American College Health

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Research and mental health during COVID-19—advice and some requests

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Completed Suicide Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using the Psychological Autopsy Method in Sibiu County, Romania: Case Series and Literature Review

Completed Suicide Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using the Psychological Autopsy Method in Sibiu County, Romania: Case Series and Literature Review

Care for Staff: A Novel Technical Assistance Approach to Promote Occupational Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers in Lower and Middle Income Country Settings

“ Weird duality ”: learning from the experiences of students in university peer support roles during the COVID-19 pandemic

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