Psychiatric nursing : contemporary practice

Summary: "The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing is felt worldwide. As most of the world focused on survival of the coronavirus, mental health needs were unattended. Now we are faced with untreated mental disorders complicated by the mental health consequences of the pandemic. While the negative economic and social consequences of the pandemic are well-known, research is just emerging detailing the significant after-effects to children, adults, families and communities. Anxiety and contamination fears plague children as they return to schools. Depression, intimate partner violence, and anxiety are on the rise in the adult population. The pandemic accelerated economic inequality affecting minorities and lowincome communities. Virtual health care access was available to people in communities with internet access. Many rural communities did not have internet access. In-person health care was available for only emergency treatment with little access to prevention and treatment of chronic disorders. COVID-19 content is woven throughout the chapters"--