The impact of viral epidemics and pandemics on acute mental health service use: an integrative review

• Published in: Health Psychology Review
• Main Authors: Bowman, Candice, Branjerdporn, Grace, Turner, Kathryn, Kamara, Memunatu, Tyagi, Nischal, Delos Reyes, Neil Josen, Stapelberg, Nicolas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Prisma; First Nations
• Online Access: https://research.bond.edu.au/en/publications/332d75ae-a551-4d38-8b95-8851684fa8e0; https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2021.1886864; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101407709&partnerID=8YFLogxK

The aim of this integrative review was to examine the impact of past viral epidemics on mental health, with a specific focus on changes in numbers of acute mental health presentations and mental health service recommendations in response to this, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following PR...