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COVID-19 pandemic, government responses, and public mental health: Investigating consequences through crisis hotline calls in two countries

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  • Arendt, Florian
  • Markiewitz, Antonia
  • Mestas, Manina
  • Scherr, Sebastian

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is an immense global health threat that has invoked unheard-of containment measures in numerous countries to reduce the number of new infections.

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  • Arendt, Florian & Markiewitz, Antonia & Mestas, Manina & Scherr, Sebastian, 2020. "COVID-19 pandemic, government responses, and public mental health: Investigating consequences through crisis hotline calls in two countries," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 265(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:265:y:2020:i:c:s0277953620307516
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113532
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