COVID-19 and Mental Health (CMH) Initiative: Research
Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Living Systematic Review of Mental Health Burden, Factors Associated with Mental Health Outcomes, and Intervention Effectiveness in the General Population and Vulnerable Populations
Key Messages
We have reviewed over 19,000 citations and begun to post results and narrative synthesis for our 3 living systematic reviews on the project website. Our first review estimates the impact of COVID-19 on mental health by comparing changes in symptom levels or proportions of people with diagnoses or above symptom thresholds at different times across the pandemic. The second review is synthesizing evidence to identify sociodemographic, medical, and pandemic-related factors associated with poor mental health outcomes. The third review evaluates evidence on effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent the onset of mental health problems or improve mental health outcomes.
Keywords
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- Mental health
- Psychological outcomes
- Living systematic review
- Vulnerable population
- Trials
Author(s)
- Nominated Principal Applicant: Brett D. Thombs, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Olivia Bonardi, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Danielle B. Rice, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;
- Jill T. Boruff, Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Marleine Azar, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Chen He, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Sarah Markham, King’s College, London, United Kingdom
- Ying Sun, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Yin Wu, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Ankur Krishnan, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Andrea Benedetti, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Ian Thombs-Vite, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Kevin Jutras, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Yutong Wang, Southeast University, China
For more information, please contact: Dr. Brett D. Thombs, Brett.thombs@mail.mcgill.ca
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Population
Vulnerable or At-Risk Populations, General Population
Language
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