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01-07-2021 | COVID-19 | Letter to the Editor

Opportunities for international collaboration in COVID-19 mental health research

Authors: Blánaid Gavin, John C. Hayden, Etain Quigley, Dimitrios Adamis, Fiona McNicholas

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 7/2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has occurred at a moment in history when socio-political factors are promoting a turn towards national insularity and increased borders, parallel to a devaluation and politicisation of expertise. From a mental health perspective, this global crisis starkly illustrates the inherent dangers in such trends. This is surely an opportune moment for mental health scientists, practitioners, stakeholders and experts by experience to lead by example and to develop an International Collaboration in Pandemic Mental Health Science with the ultimate aim of making evidence-based guidance and resources rapidly and universally available to optimise outcomes for all [1]. …

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Title: Opportunities for international collaboration in COVID-19 mental health research
Authors: Blánaid Gavin
John C. Hayden
Etain Quigley
Dimitrios Adamis
Fiona McNicholas
Publication date: 01-07-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01577-6

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