Covid-19 pandemic impact on mental health of vulnerable populations

Andrea Amerio; Andrea Aguglia; Anna Odone; Vincenza Gianfredi; Gianluca Serafini; Carlo Signorelli; Mario Amore

doi:10.23750/abm.v91i9-S.10112

Covid-19 pandemic impact on mental health of vulnerable populations

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Andrea Amerio unige
Andrea Aguglia Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
Anna Odone Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Clinical Epidemiology and HTA, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Vincenza Gianfredi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Gianluca Serafini Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
Carlo Signorelli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Mario Amore Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy

Keywords:

COVID-19, Mental health, Elderly, Chronic patients

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20-07-2020

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Vol. 91 No. 9-S (2020): Phase 2 COVID-19 - Guest Editors: Carlo Signorelli, Anna Odone, Marco Vitale

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Amerio A, Aguglia A, Odone A, et al. Covid-19 pandemic impact on mental health of vulnerable populations. Acta Biomed. 2020;91(9-S):95-96. doi:10.23750/abm.v91i9-S.10112

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