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The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry Volume 22, 2021 - Issue 7
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Original Investigations

The impact of the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental-health services in Europe

Johannes Thomea Department of Psychiatry, University of Rostock, Rostock, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jocelyn Deloyerb Centre Neuro Psychiatrique St. Martin, Dave Namur, Belgium
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Andrew N. Cooganc Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
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Deborah Bailey-Rodriguezd Psychology Department, Middlesex University, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9931-563X
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Odete A. B. da Cruz e Silvae Medical Sciences Department, iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Frank Faltracoa Department of Psychiatry, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Cathleen Grimaf Department of Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Services, Mount Carmel Hospital, Attard, Malta
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Snaebjorn Omar Gudjonssong Department of Psychiatry, Akureyri Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland
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Cecile Hanonh Centre Ressource Régional de Psychiatrie du Sujet Agé, Université de Paris, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Martin Hollýi Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice, Prague, Czech Republic
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Jo Joostenj Private Psychiatric Practice, Brussels and Luxembourg, Brussels, Belgium
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Ingegerd Karlssonk Södra Älvsborgs Sjukhus-Vuxenpsykiatrisk Klinik, Borås Växel, Sweden
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Gabriela Kelemenl Faculty of Educational Science, Psychology and Social Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University, Arad, Romania
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Maria Kormanm Occupational Therapy Department, Ariel University and EJ Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Krzysztof Krystan Department of Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Boleslav Lichtermano Department of Humanities, The IM Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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Konstantin Loganovskyp Department of Radiation Psychoneurology, Institute for Clinical Radiology, State Institution "National Research Centre for Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", Kyiv, Ukraine
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Donatella Marazzitiq Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Section of Psychiatry, University of Pisa, Unicamillus University of Rome and Brain Research Foundation, Lucca, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4021-5829
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Margarita Maraitour Center for Social and Pedagogical Support, Kepsipi, Korydallos, Greece
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Serge Mertens deWilmarsb Centre Neuro Psychiatrique St. Martin, Dave Namur, Belgium
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Merja Reunamens Seurakuntaopisto, Pieksämäki, Finland
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Shyhrete Rexhajt La Source, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Sciences Western Switzerland, HES-SO, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Muhammet Sancaktaru Department of Psychiatry, Gaziantep University Şahinbey Research and Implementation Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Javier Semperev Centre de Terapia Interfamiliar and Mental Health Association, Elx, Spain
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Isabelle Tournierw Info-Zenter Demenz, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Emilie Weynantb Centre Neuro Psychiatrique St. Martin, Dave Namur, Belgium
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Christiaan Visx Department of Clinical, Neuro- & Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Mental Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Marie-Clotilde Lebasy Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique et de la Motricité, Haute Ecole de la Province de Namur, Namur, Belgium
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Laurence Fond-Harmantz Agence de Coopération Scientifique Afrique-Luxembourg et Europe et LEPS, Laboratoire Education et Pratiques en Santé, Paris 13, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Paris, France
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Pages 516-525 | Received 10 Jun 2020, Accepted 23 Oct 2020, Published online: 23 Dec 2020
 
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Abstract

Purpose

The current COVID-19 pandemic confronts psychiatric patients and mental health services with unique and severe challenges.

Methods

In order to identify these trans-national challenges across Europe, an ad-hoc survey was conducted among 23 experts, each answering for one European or aligned country.

Results

A number of important themes and issues were raised for the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health services, barriers to service provision and future consequences. A number of key issues were reported by colleagues across several jurisdictions, even though these were at different stages of their national epidemics.

Conclusions

Based on these findings, we articulate some important learnings from the early stages of the COVID-19 European pandemic, and highlight key considerations for all countries’ mental health services as the current pandemic develops and for future pandemics.

Acknowledgements

None.

Disclosure statement

None to declare.

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