This book presents a range of research on COVID-19 and mental health from the earliest days of the pandemic. It features selected 2020 articles from the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology and Psychodynamic Psychiatry. The book explores how the pandemic affected mental health providers, their practices, and their patients. Topics include: *The effects of social distancing on social engagement. *Coping with the pandemic among people with depression and anxiety. *Whether political orientations align with coping mechanisms. *Social media use and loneliness among young adults. *How service delivery and clinical training were challenged by--and responded to--the unfolding crisis. Whether addressing the isolation of those early days or the realities of providing much-needed psychiatric care, this book highlights key findings and research directions that continue to shape our thinking about the pandemic today.
Preface 1. Loneliness among Young Adults During Covid-19 Pandemic: The Mediational Roles of Social Media Use and Social Support Seeking, Ellie Lisitsa, Katherine S. Benjamin, Sarah K. Chun, Jordan Skalisky, Lauren E. Hammond, & Amy H. Mezulis 2. Motivated Helplessness in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence for a Curvilinear Relationship Between Perceived Ability to Avoid the Virus and Anxiety, Uri Lifshin, Mario Mikulincer, & Mabelle Kretchner 3. The Psychodynamic Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Care in the Era of COVID-19, Douglas H. Ingram & Kimberly Best 4. Five Months Later: The Psychodynamic Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Care in the Era of COVID-19, Kimberly Best & Douglas H. Ingram 5. Social Engagement Early in the U.S. COVID-19 Crisis: Exploring Social Support and Prosocial Behavior Between Those With and Without Depression or Anxiety in an Online Sample, Adam P. McGuire, Candice Hayden, Sheila B. Frankfurt, A. Solomon Kurz, Austen R. Anderson, Binh An N. Howard & Yvette Z. Szabo 6. Coping with Covid-19: Resilience and Psychological Well-Being in the Midst of a Pandemic, Edward D. Sturman 7. Brief Report: Can Political Orientation Explain Mental Health in the Time of a Global Pandemic? Voting Patterns, Personal and National Coping Resources, and Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis, Adi Mana & Shifra Sagy 8. A Psychiatric Residency in the Era of COVID-19: A Bionian Perspective, Christopher T. Lim, Zachary B. Harris, & Marissa P. Caan
