Special Issue on Mental Health & COVID-19

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 & COVID-19. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Psychological and behavioral responses
• Mental health assessment
• Mental disorders following COVID-19
• Depression and anxiety
• PTSD
• Lifestyle change and mental health
• Counselling and psychotherapy
• Mental health promotion
• Public mental health
• Child and adolescent mental health
• Mental health policy
• Mental health services
• Family environment and mental health
• Mental health in the workplace

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 & COVID-19” 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

psych@scirp.org