Spotlight On...Mental Health and Covid 19

Most research on COVID-19 and mental health to date has been conducted in China (Rajkumar, 2020), with very little research yet to come out of the UK due to differences in publication processes and timeframes. There are not only cultural differences to consider in the way that mental health is understood, but also practical differences in the way that the COVID-19 outbreak occurred and was subsequently dealt with across the different parts of the world. In the following summary of existing research on COVID-19 and mental health, we will consider the greater volume of research that has been published in China, alongside evidence from the UK.

Below there is a short explainer video to introduce the impacts of Covid-19 on Mental health which will be explored further in the live panel discussion on the 12th of May.