The Impact of COVID-19 on Psychological Disorders Current and Future Interventions

Foreword

Arturo Hermann

Introduction

Carla Di Stefano

Part I: Overview of the Impact of COVID-19 on Psychological Disorders

Chapter 1. The Psychological Toll of COVID-19

Maria Grazia Criscuolo

Chapter 2. Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Siniša Franjić 

Chapter 3. The Global Psychological Impact from COVID-19

Debra Rose Wilson, James G. Linn, Leslie Binford, Emanuel Arredonodo and Joaquim Matavel

Chapter 4. Managing the Psychological Impact of Brain Fog-Related Symptoms in Individuals Post COVID-19 Infection: Strategies for Effective Management

Arvind Kumar Shukla, Sandhya Shukla and Adarsha Mahendra Upadhyay

Part II: The Impact of COVID-19 on Children, Adolescents and Adults

Chapter 5. Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Development: Consequences, Needs and Intervention

Prerna Sharma, Arpita Gupta and Monu Lal Sharma

Chapter 6. Interventions and Management of Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents During and After the COVID-19 period

Gkatsa Tatiani and   Magklara Konstantina

Chapter 7. Widening of the Mental Illness Curve: An Overview of How the COVID-19 Pandemic Took a Toll on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

Meenakshi Shukla

Chapter 8. Wellbeing and Resilience Interventions in Adolescents and Emerging Adults during and after the COVID-19 Period

Gkatsa Tatiani, Yotsidi Vasiliki, Demetriou Costantina and Thalis Boutsiarakos

Chapter 9. Flourishing or Languishing: A Thematic Analysis of the Positive Mental Health of Indian Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gyanesh Kumar Tiwari, Devaki Nadan Sharma, Sharda Vishwakarma, Ajit Kumar Singh and Abhilash Singh

Chapter 10. Resilience and Positivity Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cindy J. Lahar, Summer Roberts and Angela L. Nadeau and Jayne Violette

Part III: The Impact of COVID-19 on Key Workers and the Healthcare Sector

Chapter 11. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Educators’ Mental Health and Burnout

İbrahim Dadandı and   Gökçe Sancak Aydın

Chapter 12. Coping Strategies, Resilience, Social Support and Mental Wellbeing Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Way Forward

Andrew T. Olagunju, Foluke O. Sarimiye, Bonnie Lu, Navya Manoj, Tinuke O. Olagunju and Tarela F. Sarimiye

Chapter 13. Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers: An African Perspective

 Andrew T. Olagunju, Joan Abaatyo, Foluke O. Sarimiye, Margret Lo, Tarela F. Sarimiye and Mark M. Kaggwa

Chapter 14. The Global Transformation of Oncological Care in the COVID-19 Era: Strategies, Innovations, and Lasting Legacies

Maria Grazia Criscuolo, Gabriella Marfe and Carla Di Stefano

Chapter 15. Innovations in Hospice Care During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Giovanna Mirone and Stefania Perna

Part IV: The Impact of COVID-19 Alongside Other Risk Factors and Comorbidities

Chapter 16. Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 on Forensic and Correctional Populations

Carl Zhou, Nicholas Fabiano, Britta K. Ostermeyer, Gary A. Chaimowitz and Andrew T. Olagunju

Chapter 17. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

M. Thomas Kishore and Jayanthi Narayan

Chapter 18. Evidence-based Insights to Promote Resilience and Post-traumatic Growth in People with Serious Mental Illness During COVID-19

Vasiliki Yotsidi, Charis Ntakolia, Despoina Katsouda, Panagiota Fitsiou and Athina Fragkouli

Chapter 19. The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on People with Chronic Diseases

Amanda Gollo Bertollo, Geórgia de Carvalho Braga, Margarete Dulce Bagatini and Zuleide Maria Ignácio

Chapter 20. Health Behaviour Changes and Mental Health Issues of Cardiovascular Patients at Different Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vittoria De Sanctis

Chapter 21. The Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Maria Grazia Criscuolo, Carla Di Stefano and Gabriella Marfe

Chapter 22. A Study of Psychological and Behavioral Variables in Relation to Vaccine Efficacy in Healthy and Cancer Patients

Carla Di Stefano and Elisabetta Abruzzese

Part V: Final Reflection

Meaning, Crisis, and Human Resilience: What Existentialists Can Teach Us About COVID-19

Kirk Schneider

Biography

Maria Grazia Criscuolo is a researcher in the Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies at the University of Campania, Italy, and an accomplished clinical psychologist.

Carla Di Stefano is a researcher in the Department of Hematology at Tor Vergata University and at ASL Roma 2, Italy.

Debra Rose Wilson is a health psychologist and Lenora C. Reuther Chair of Excellence and professor at Austin Peay State University, and contributing faculty at Walden University, USA.

Arvind Kumar Shukla is a research fellow and scientist at Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea.