TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.
AU - Caqueo-Urízar, Alejandra
AU - Urzúa, Alfonso
AU - Aragón-Caqueo, Diego
AU - Charles, Carlo Handy
AU - El-Khatib, Ziad
AU - Otu, Akaninyene
AU - Yaya, Sanni
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - With one of the highest testing rates of COVID-19 in Latin America, Chile continues to record low mortality rates from the disease. Several measures such as curfews, cancellation of large gatherings, and closure of schools and businesses have been implemented. Against the backdrop of high levels of alcohol/substance abuse, mental health disorders, and inequalities across Chile, it is likely that levels of stress and anxiety will peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. As key public health responses such as testing, contact tracing, isolation and management of confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being ramped up, it is expedient to prioritize measures to safeguard the mental health of Chileans.
AB - With one of the highest testing rates of COVID-19 in Latin America, Chile continues to record low mortality rates from the disease. Several measures such as curfews, cancellation of large gatherings, and closure of schools and businesses have been implemented. Against the backdrop of high levels of alcohol/substance abuse, mental health disorders, and inequalities across Chile, it is likely that levels of stress and anxiety will peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. As key public health responses such as testing, contact tracing, isolation and management of confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being ramped up, it is expedient to prioritize measures to safeguard the mental health of Chileans.
KW - Chile
KW - coronavirus pandemic
KW - mental health
KW - pandemic
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85086881698
U2 - 10.1037/tra0000753
DO - 10.1037/tra0000753
M3 - Article
C2 - 32551750
AN - SCOPUS:85086881698
SN - 1942-9681
VL - 12
SP - 521
EP - 523
JO - Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
JF - Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
IS - 5
ER -
