This is the original publication by the World Health Organisation from 16/3/2020. It is an excellent source of information, with information for the general population and health care workers, but also parents and older people alike. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf
An excellent page by the Mental Health Foundation. This does include advice on finances, mental wellbeing whilst at work or at home, how kindness will help you and others and how to speak to yourr children about the pandemic. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus
Advice by the NHS with also very good links on how to find out more about your employment and benefits rights, how to create a contingency plan if you are a carer for a family member, how to stay physically fit, how to stop having unhelpful thoughts and much more: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-staying-at-home-tips/
This is a study looking at the effect that psychiatric co-morbidity has on the subsequent development of physical illness, published in JAMA Psychiatry in 2016. [1] Eighteen face-to-face, cross-sectional household surveys of adults were conducted in 17 countries (47 609 individuals; 2 032 942 person-years) from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2011. Most associations…
This is a cross-sectional survey of over 13,000 US adults. [1] The study compared self-reported chocolate consumption with depressive symptoms. Eating chocolate was associated with less risk of clinical depression. Non‐dark chocolate consumption was not significantly associated with clinically relevant depressive symptoms. People who ate dark chocolate in the past 24 hours were 70% less…
