Special Issue on  Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fear, worry, and stress are normal responses to perceived or real threats, and at times when we are faced with uncertainty or the unknown. So it is normal and understandable that people are experiencing fear in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Added to the fear of contracting the virus in a pandemic such as COVID-19 are the significant changes to our daily lives as our movements are restricted in support of efforts to contain and slow down the spread of the virus. Faced with new realities of working from home, temporary unemployment, home-schooling of children, and lack of physical contact with other family members, friends and colleagues, it is important that we look after our mental, as well as our physical, health

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Psychological and behavioral responses
• Mental health assessment
• Mental health disorders in the COVID-19
• Mental health responses to COVID-19
• Stress and anxiety management
• PTSD
• Mental and physical health
• Counselling and psychotherapy
• Public responses and mental health care
• Mental health and community service
• Public mental health and psychosocial support
• Stress and occupational health
• Mental health of children and adolescents
• Relationships, family and mental health in time of COVID-19
• Mental health policy

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

For publishing inquiries, please feel free to contact the Editorial Assistant at submission.entrance1@scirp.org

PSYCH Editorial Office

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