The coronavirus disease-2019(COVID-19)pandemic has imposed a huge burden on global public health.Even before the pandemic,mental health disorders were among the leading rea-sons for the global health-related burden,and COVID-19 intensi-fied this global crisis for mental health.Stressors such as fear of infection,persistent social distancing measures,and associated secondary economic and social burdens all contribute to mental health problems,especially among vulnerable populations such as patients with COVID-19,survivors of infection,the bereaved,healthcare workers,pregnant women,older adults,university stu-dents,children,and adolescents[1,2].Although effective in con-trolling virus transmission,measures such as lockdowns and restrictions may have negative psychological effects[3].The World Health Organization(WHO)estimated that the COVID-19 pan-demic triggered a 25％increase in the worldwide prevalence of anxiety and depression in 2020[4].In addition to anxiety and depression,the prevalence of other mental health disorders,such as posttraumatic stress disorders(PTSD),sleep disturbances,drug abuse,and internet addiction,also increased during and after the pandemic[5,6].Based on 283 studies with 948,882 individuals from multiple populations,a recently published meta-analysis comprehensively estimated the pooled prevalence of various COVID-19-induced mental health problems[6].The pooled preva-lence of depressive symptoms ranged from 23.1％in survivors to 43.3％in university students;of anxious symptoms,from 25.0％in older adults to 43.3％in pregnant women;and of insomnia,from 29.7％in the general public to 58.4％in university students(Fig.S1 online)[6].These results indicate that the mental health burdens of COVID-19 have affected all population groups.

Yimiao Gong;Xiaoxing Liu;Sizhen Su;Yanping Bao;Thomas R.Kosten;Lin Lu

Peking-Tsinghua Centre for Life Sciences and PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research,Peking University,Beijing 100191,China;Peking University Sixth Hospital,Peking University Institute of Mental Health,NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health(Peking University),National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders(Peking University Sixth Hospital),Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Research Unit,Peking University,Beijing 100191,China;National Institute on Drug Dependence and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Dependence,Peking University,Beijing 100191,China;School of Public Health,Peking University,Beijing 100191,China;Department of Psychiatry,Pharmacology,Neuroscience,Immunology,Baylor College of Medicine,Houston 77030,USA

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[1]Yimiao Gong;Xiaoxing Liu;Sizhen Su;Yanping Bao;Thomas R.Kosten;Lin Lu-.Addressing mental health issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic:a wake-up call)[J].科学通报（英文版）,2022(22):2259-2262

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