Multinational perspectives on changes to psychiatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of practicing psychiatrists.
Abhishek JaywantWolfgang AulitzkyJimmy AvariAnna BuchheimMarc DubinMatyas GalffyMohamed Adil Shah KhoodoruthGuy MaytalMarta SkelinBarbara Sperner-UnterwegerJohn W BarnhillW Wolfgang FleischhackerPublished in: Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater (2023)
These changes warrant further empirical study as to their potential long-term ramifications, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic persists and new waves of infection occur periodically throughout the world. The increased psychiatric burden on the population coupled with the apparent salience of mental health and well-being in the public consciousness represents a global opportunity for psychiatry to advocate for further treatment, research, and education.