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Saudi Arabia Mental Health Surveillance System (MHSS): mental health trends amid COVID-19 and comparison with pre-COVID-19 trends

Sistema de Vigilancia de Salud Mental de Arabia Saudita (MHSS): Tendencias de salud mental durante la pandemia COVID-19 y comparación con las tendencias pre COVID-19

沙特阿拉伯心理健康监测系统 (MHSS): COVID-19中的心理健康趋势以及与 COVID-19之前趋势的比较

Nasser F. BinDhima Scientific Affairs Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;b CEO Office, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;c Public Health Department, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nora A. Althumiria Scientific Affairs Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8215-6097View further author information
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Mada H. Basyounia Scientific Affairs Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;d Small and medium enterprises Department, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8905-8641View further author information
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Asem A. Alageele Department of Clinical Neurosciences, College of Medicine, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4885-9036View further author information
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Suliman Alghnamf Population Health Department, King Abdulah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5817-0481View further author information
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Ada M. Al-Qunaibetg Public Health Research and Health Statistics Department, The National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Weqaya), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-2586View further author information
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Rasha A. Almubaraka Scientific Affairs Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0501-5610View further author information
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Shahla Aldhukairh Research and Studies Department, Saudi Health Council, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-2596View further author information
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Yasser Ad-Dab’baghd Small and medium enterprises Department, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;i Mental Health Department, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5583-131XView further author information
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Article: 1875642 | Received 24 Sep 2020, Accepted 01 Jan 2021, Published online: 22 Feb 2021

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