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Annie Tubadji, Don Webber, Frederic Boy Existing research has found negative short-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health (e.g. McGinty et al. 2020, Pierce et al. 2020, Pan et al. 2021, Wang et al. 2021), but the longer-term effects have been less documented (e.g. Salanti et al. 2021). People may have developed better coping strategies, or the accumulated effects of stress may make longer-term effects more severe than the short-term effects. In a recent paper (Hvide and J...

From the time he was admitted until his cardiac arrest he was strapped to a bed. The days before he died were tortured and cruel. After repeated refusal by the authorities at the hospital for an explanation of and an investigation into Kelly’s death, the family has fought a public campaign to draw attention to the ongoing policy within Japanese psychiatric hospitals that continues to restrain patients for long periods of time, putting them at risk of fates similar to Kelly’s. KEVIN STENT...

How long has it been since you sent your last text? A few hours, or maybe even a few minutes? Most of us are texting nonstop these days, especially if we’re cooped up indoors and separated from the people we love. And while you’re likely super comfortable texting your friends, odds are, you haven’t given much thought to this idea: What about texting your therapist? If this sounds crazy to you, buckle up—it may be the way of the future. The mental health care landscape as we once knew i...