MGH Guides: COVID-19 Resources: Mental Health Literature

COVID-19 Mental Health Literature

This is a weekly updated bibliography of selected citations from the PubMed database related to the mental health implications of COVID-19. Its focus in on articles published in major medical journals as well as original research and comprehensive reviews published in psychiatric journals.

Citations are grouped by their study population:

Healthcare workers
General public (adults)
Children and families

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Healthcare Workers

Albott CS, Wozniak JR, McGlinch BP, Wall MH, Gold BS, Vinogradov S. Battle Buddies: Rapid Deployment of a Psychological Resilience Intervention for Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Anesth Analg. 2020;131(1):43-54.
Greenberg, N., et al. (2020). "Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic." Bmj 368: m1211.
de Burgos-Berdud I, Valdes-Florido MJ & Lopez-Diaz A. (2020). Are healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic at risk of psychosis? Findings from a scoping review. General Hospital Psychiatry
Wang YX, Guo HT, Du XW, Song W, Lu C & Hao WN. (2020). Factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder of nurses exposed to corona virus disease 2019 in China. Medicine, 99, e20965
Tu ZH, He JW & Zhou N. (2020). Sleep quality and mood symptoms in conscripted frontline nurse in Wuhan, China during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study. Medicine, 99, e20769.
Zhu Z, Liu Q, Jiang X, Manandhar U, Luo Z, Zheng X, et al. (2020). The psychological status of people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 129, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.05.026, 10.1016/j.jpsych
Shechter A, Diaz F, Moise N, Anstey DE, Ye S, Agarwal S, et al. (2020). Psychological distress, coping behaviors, and preferences for support among New York healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. General Hospital Psychiatry, 66, 1-8.
Shanafelt, T., et al. (2020). "Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic." JAMA.
Lin K, Yang BX, Luo D, Liu Q, Ma S, Huang R, et al. (2020). The Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 on Health Care Providers in China. American Journal of Psychiatry, 177, 635-636.
Heath C, Sommerfield A & von Ungern-Sternberg BS. (2020). Resilience strategies to manage psychological distress among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review. Anaesthesia
Dewey C, Hingle S, Goelz E & Linzer M. (2020). Supporting Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals of Internal Medicine, 172, 752-753.
Kiser, S. B., & Bernacki, R. E. (2020). When the Dust Settles: Preventing a Mental Health Crisis in COVID-19 Clinicians. Annals of internal medicine, M20-3738.
Wong, A. H., Pacella-LaBarbara, M. L., Ray, J. M., Ranney, M. L., & Chang, B. P. (2020). Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers' Mental Health During COVID-19. Annals of emergency medicine, S0196-0644(20)30336-X.
Aafjes-van Doorn, K., Békés, V., Prout, T. A., & Hoffman, L. (2020). Psychotherapists' vicarious traumatization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy.
Tan, B. Y. Q., et al. (2020). "Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Care Workers in Singapore." Ann Intern Med.
Wu, A. W., et al. (2020). "COVID-19: Peer Support and Crisis Communication Strategies to Promote Institutional Resilience." Ann Intern Med.
Kang, L., et al. (2020). "Impact on mental health and perceptions of psychological care among medical and nursing staff in Wuhan during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease outbreak: A cross-sectional study." Brain Behav Immun.
Fawaz, M., & Samaha, A. (2020). The psychosocial effects of being quarantined following exposure to COVID-19: A qualitative study of Lebanese health care workers. The International journal of social psychiatry.
Lai, J., et al. (2020). "Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019." JAMA Netw Open 3(3): e203976.
Li, Z., et al. (2020). "Vicarious traumatization in the general public, members, and non-members of medical teams aiding in COVID-19 control." Brain Behav Immun.
Lu, W., et al. (2020). "Psychological status of medical workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study." Psychiatry Res 288: 112936.
Taylor, W. D., & Blackford, J. U. (2020). Mental Health Treatment for Front-Line Clinicians During and After the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Plea to the Medical Community. Annals of internal medicine, M20-2440.
Mo, Y., et al. (2020). "Work stress among Chinese nurses to support Wuhan for fighting against the COVID-19 epidemic." J Nurs Manag.
Xiao, H., et al. (2020). "The Effects of Social Support on Sleep Quality of Medical Staff Treating Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in January and February 2020 in China." Med Sci Monit 26: e923549.
Zhang, W. R., et al. (2020). "Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems of Medical Health Workers during the COVID-19 Epidemic in China." Psychother Psychosom: 1-9.

General Public: Adults

Salari, N.,et al. (2020). Prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Globalization and health, 16(1), 57.
Rogers, J. P., et al. (2020). Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric presentations associated with severe coronavirus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis with comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(7), 611–627.
VanderWeele, T. J. (2020). Challenges Estimating Total Lives Lost in COVID-19 Decisions: Consideration of Mortality Related to Unemployment, Social Isolation, and Depression. JAMA.
Jimenez-Pavon D, Carbonell-Baeza A & Lavie CJ. (2020). Physical exercise as therapy to fight against the mental and physical consequences of COVID-19 quarantine: Special focus in older people. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Auerbach, J. and B. F. Miller (2020). "COVID-19 Exposes the Cracks in Our Already Fragile Mental Health System." Am J Public Health: e1-e2.
Kahl KG & Correll CU. (2020). Management of Patients With Severe Mental Illness During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. JAMA Psychiatry
Amsalem D, Dixon LB & Neria Y. (2020). The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak and Mental Health: Current Risks and Recommended Actions. JAMA Psychiatry
Wigand ME, Becker T & Steger F. (2020). Psychosocial Reactions to Plagues in the Cultural History of Medicine: A Medical Humanities Approach. Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 208, 443-444.
Bao, Y., et al. (2020). "2019-nCoV epidemic: address mental health care to empower society." Lancet 395(10224): e37-e38.
Brooks, S. K., et al. (2020). "The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence." Lancet 395(10227): 912-920.
Chung, R. Y. and M. M. Li (2020). "Anti-Chinese sentiment during the 2019-nCoV outbreak." Lancet 395(10225): 686-687.
Druss, B. G. (2020). "Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Populations With Serious Mental Illness." JAMA Psychiatry.
Vindegaard, N., & Benros, M. E. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic and mental health consequences: Systematic review of the current evidence. Brain, behavior, and immunity, S0889-1591(20)30954-5.
Bartels, S. J., Baggett, T. P., Freudenreich, O., & Bird, B. L. (2020). COVID-19 Emergency Reforms in Massachusetts to Support Behavioral Health Care and Reduce Mortality of People With Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services.
Tan, W.,et al. (2020). Is returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic stressful? A study on immediate mental health status and psychoneuroimmunity prevention measures of Chinese workforce. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 87, 84–92.
Galea, S., et al. (2020). "The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing: The Need for Prevention and Early Intervention." JAMA Intern Med.
Fitzpatrick, K. M., Harris, C., & Drawve, G. (2020). Fear of COVID-19 and the mental health consequences in America. Psychological Trauma : Theory, Research, Practice and Policy.
Cao, W., et al. (2020). "The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China." Psychiatry Res 287: 112934.
Chew, Q. H., et al. (2020). "Narrative synthesis of psychological and coping responses towards emerging infectious disease outbreaks in the general population: practical considerations for the COVID-19 pandemic." Singapore Med J.
Clay, J. M. and M. O. Parker (2020). "Alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a potential public health crisis?" Lancet Public Health.
Garfin, D. R., et al. (2020). "The novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) outbreak: Amplification of public health consequences by media exposure." Health Psychol 39(5): 355-357.
Hua, J. and R. Shaw (2020). "Corona Virus (COVID-19) "Infodemic" and Emerging Issues through a Data Lens: The Case of China." Int J Environ Res Public Health 17(7).
Lima, C. K. T., et al. (2020). "The emotional impact of Coronavirus 2019-nCoV (new Coronavirus disease)." Psychiatry Res 287: 112915.
Liu, N., et al. (2020). "Prevalence and predictors of PTSS during COVID-19 outbreak in China hardest-hit areas: Gender differences matter." Psychiatry Res 287: 112921.
Nguyen, H. C., et al. (2020). "People with Suspected COVID-19 Symptoms Were More Likely Depressed and Had Lower Health-Related Quality of Life: The Potential Benefit of Health Literacy." J Clin Med 9(4).
Wang, C., et al. (2020). "Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China." Int J Environ Res Public Health 17(5).
Zhang, Y. and Z. F. Ma (2020). "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Quality of Life among Local Residents in Liaoning Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study." Int J Environ Res Public Health 17(7).
Xiao, H., et al. (2020). "Social Capital and Sleep Quality in Individuals Who Self-Isolated for 14 Days During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in January 2020 in China." Med Sci Monit 26: e923921.
Oren O, Gersh BJ & Blumenthal RS. (2020). Anticipating and curtailing the cardiometabolic toxicity of social isolation and emotional stress in the time of COVID-19. American Heart Journal, 226, 1-3.

General Public: Children & Families

Wu Y, Zhang C, Liu H, Duan C, Li C, Fan J, et al. (2020). Perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms of pregnant women during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in China. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jiao, W. Y., Wang, L. N., Liu, J., Fang, S. F., Jiao, F. Y., Pettoello-Mantovani, M., & Somekh, E. (2020). Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Children during the COVID-19 Epidemic. The Journal of pediatrics, 221, 264–266.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.j
Saccone, G., Florio, A., Aiello, F., Venturella, R., De Angelis, M. C., Locci, M., Bifulco, G., Zullo, F., & Di Spiezio Sardo, A. (2020). Psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnant women. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, S0
Chen, F., Zheng, D., Liu, J., Gong, Y., Guan, Z., & Lou, D. (2020). Depression and anxiety among adolescents during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Liu, J. J., Bao, Y., Huang, X., Shi, J., & Lu, L. (2020). Mental health considerations for children quarantined because of COVID-19. The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health, 4(5), 347–349.
Cluver, L., et al. (2020). "Parenting in a time of COVID-19." Lancet 395(10231): e64.
Jiao, W. Y., et al. (2020). "Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Children during the COVID-19 Epidemic." J Pediatr.
Wang, G., et al. (2020). "Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak." Lancet 395(10228): 945-947.