| Publication type: | Conference other |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health policy : a Swiss case study |
| Authors: | Wieber, Frank |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.082 |
| Published in: | European Journal of Public Health |
| Volume(Issue): | 31 |
| Issue: | Supplement_3 |
| Page(s): | ckab164.082 |
| Conference details: | 14th European Public Health Conference, online, 10-12 November 2021 |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 1101-1262 1464-360X |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 616.89: Mental disorders, clinical psychology and psychiatry |
| Abstract: | This presentation will explore the mental health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland with a focus on prevention and early intervention. To describe the pandemic context, the continuous literature screening on the secondary health impact of the pandemic measures on the mental health of children, adolescents and young adults in Switzerland will be used that Julia Dratva and the author lead on behalf of the Swiss School of Public Health and the Federal Office of Public Health. These findings will be complemented with selected results from the longitudinal Swiss Corona Stress Study that focuses on stress, anxiety and depression, the longitudinal COVID-19 Social Monitor that contains indicators on well-being and mental health, and the longitudinal <<Health in Students during the Corona Pandemic >> study that assesses student depression and anxiety during the pandemic. As a major finding, all three studies observed significant increases in psychological stress during the second Covid-19 wave. In the Swiss Corona Stress Study, for instance, 18% of participants reported severe depression symptoms in November 2020 relative to 12% in May, 9% in April during the lock-down, and 3% prior to the pandemic. The presentation will then describe the specific mental health responses. For instance, psychiatrists and psychotherapists were allowed to bill treatment by telephone and the recommendations and billing options have been regularly adapted in response to the developments. However, these changes have not yet affected medium-term mental health policies. Similarly, the continuous screening of the scientific literature is established as a short-term measure. It is reviewed periodically and extended only as needed. The presentation will discuss policy changes in relation to the long-term strategies and their present implementation state. Finally, it will draw initial comparisons with other European countries discuss implications for the future mental system in Switzerland. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23911 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Health Sciences |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Public Health (IPH) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Gesundheit |
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Wieber, F. (2021). The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health policy : a Swiss case study [Conference presentation]. European Journal of Public Health, 31(Supplement_3), ckab164. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.082
Wieber, F. (2021) ‘The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health policy : a Swiss case study’, in European Journal of Public Health. Oxford University Press, p. ckab164.082. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.082.
F. Wieber, “The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health policy : a Swiss case study,” in European Journal of Public Health, Oct. 2021, vol. 31, no. Supplement_3, p. ckab164.082. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.082.
WIEBER, Frank, 2021. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health policy : a Swiss case study. In: European Journal of Public Health. Conference presentation. Oxford University Press. Oktober 2021. S. ckab164.082
Wieber, Frank. 2021. “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Population Mental Health Policy : A Swiss Case Study.” Conference presentation. In European Journal of Public Health, 31:ckab164. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.082.
Wieber, Frank. “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Population Mental Health Policy : A Swiss Case Study.” European Journal of Public Health, vol. 31, no. Supplement_3, Oxford University Press, 2021, p. ckab164, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.082.
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