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Researchers say pandemic is fueling a ‘second wave’ of mental health crises
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32545
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , mental health , substance use , psychology , political science , psychiatry , criminology , development economics , history , medicine , economics , virology , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
While countries around the world continue to struggle to manage the death and disruption associated with COVID‐19, accumulating evidence suggests another “second wave” is building: rising rates of mental health and substance use disorders, say New York University researchers in a viewpoint article posted online in JAMA Oct. 12.