The COVID-19 pandemic caused immediate and far-reaching disruption to society, the
economy, and health-care services. We synthesised evidence on the effect of the pandemic …

This paper presents a critical review of key ethical issues raised by the emergence of mental
health chatbots. Chatbots use varying degrees of artificial intelligence and are increasingly …

Background/aim In the beginning of 2020, the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, became a public health emergency in the US and rapidly …

Background Psychological distress refers to non-specific symptoms of stress, anxiety and
depression, and it is more common in women. Our aim was to investigate factors …

Background Early in 2020, mental health services had to rapidly shift from face-to-face
models of care to delivering the majority of treatments remotely (by video or phone call or …

Introduction The use of artificial intelligence (AI), which can emulate human intelligence and
enhance clinical results, has grown in healthcare decision-making due to the digitalization …

Context Globally, governments have introduced a variety of public health measures
including restrictions and reducing face-to-face contact, to control the spread of COVID-19 …

Background Telemental health care has been rapidly adopted for maintaining services
during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a substantial interest is now being devoted in its future …

Acute services for mental health crises are very important to service users and their
supporters, and consume a substantial share of mental health resources in many countries …

Abstract COVID-19, which emerged in 2019 and spread rapidly around the world, has made
a great change in the daily lives of individuals and has created a basis for social-emotional …