How are we coping with the pandemic? Mental health and resilience amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the EU
This report reviews the existing scientific evidence regarding the mental health of different population groups amid the Covid 19 pandemic in the European Union (EU) and its influential factors. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been extensive research on the psychosocial and mental health consequences, showing negative effects especially in the general population compared to before. On the other hand, there is also evidence of resilient responses as the pandemic progressed – that is, the maintenance or recovery of mental health. However, these findings are limited to the first wave or shortly thereafter. No reliable conclusions regarding the mental health impact of Covid 19 policy responses – containment and support measures – are possible. Several risk factors were identified, with a need for more research on protective factors. Finally, the study outlines a set of relevant policy options to address the mental health challenges during the Covid 19 pandemic and similar future situations.
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This report has been written by Angela M. Kunzler, Nikolaus Röthke, Bastian Weiss, KlausLieb (Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany), Thomas Rigotti(Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research and Departmentof Work, Organizational and Business Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany), MichaelaCoenen, Vera Klünder, Caroline Jung-Sievers (Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research, Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology – IBE, LMU Munich, Germany; Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Munich, Germany), Ashley Elizabeth Muller (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway), and Matilde Leonardi (Fondazione IRCCS Instituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy) at the request of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and managed by the Scientific Foresight Unit, within the Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS) of the Secretariat of the European Parliament