A projection for psychiatry in the post-COVID-19 era: potential trends, challenges, and directions

• Published in: Molecular psychiatry Vol. 25; no. 10; pp. 2214 - 2219
• Main Authors: Türközer, Halide Bilge, Öngür, Dost
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.10.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/53; 692/699/476; Behavioral Sciences; Biological Psychology; Biomedical Research; Cognitive ability; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Defense mechanisms; Humans; Immediate Communication; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental Disorders - etiology; Mental health; Mental illness; Neurosciences; Pandemics; Pharmacotherapy; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology; Psychiatric services; Psychiatry; Psychiatry - trends; Psychotherapy - trends; Public health; Research Support as Topic; Trends

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the face of psychiatry over a very short time period. Given the detrimental impact of the pandemic on mental health and the economy, more difficult days are ahead for psychiatry. The rising public health burden of mental illnesses will inevitably exceed the capa...