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Mental health in the post-COVID period : A global health challenge

Anastasakis, Marilena ; Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando LU orcid and Lionis, Christos (2025) p.39-61
Abstract
Global health is a multidisciplinary field focused on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic left a profound and lasting impact on global mental health, triggering a surge in anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders across all age groups and regions. As the world transitions into the post-COVID period, mental health has emerged as a critical global health challenge, revealing deep-seated inequalities in access to care and support. This chapter explores the multifaceted consequences of the pandemic on psychological well-being, the social and economic determinants exacerbating mental distress, and the urgent need for integrated, inclusive mental health strategies to address... (More)
Global health is a multidisciplinary field focused on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic left a profound and lasting impact on global mental health, triggering a surge in anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders across all age groups and regions. As the world transitions into the post-COVID period, mental health has emerged as a critical global health challenge, revealing deep-seated inequalities in access to care and support. This chapter explores the multifaceted consequences of the pandemic on psychological well-being, the social and economic determinants exacerbating mental distress, and the urgent need for integrated, inclusive mental health strategies to address this silent yet escalating crisis in global public health. (Less)
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Challenges in Primary Mental Health Care : Models for Interdisciplinary Collaboration - Models for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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23 pages
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CRC Press/Balkema
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9781040434345
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10.1201/9781003473947-5
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English
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  author       = {{Anastasakis, Marilena and Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando and Lionis, Christos}},
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  title        = {{Mental health in the post-COVID period : A global health challenge}},
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  doi          = {{10.1201/9781003473947-5}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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