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Biobehavioral Aspects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review
Psychosomatic medicine, v 83(4)
01 May 2021
PMID: 33790201
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Abstract
Objective
This review highlights the scope and significance of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with a focus on biobehavioral aspects and critical avenues for research. Methods
A narrative review of the published research literature was undertaken, highlighting major empirical findings emerging during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results
Interactions among biological, behavioral, and societal processes were prominent across all regions of the globe during the first year of the COVID-19 emergency. Affective, cognitive, behavioral, socioeconomic, and technological factors all played a significant role in the spread of infection, response precautions, and outcomes of mitigation efforts. Affective symptoms, suicidality, and cognitive dysfunction have been widely described consequences of the infection, the economic fallout, and the necessary public health mitigation measures themselves. The impact of COVID-19 may be especially serious for those living with severe mental illness and/or chronic medical diseases, given the confluence of several adverse factors in a manner that appears to have syndemic potential. Conclusions
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that biological and behavioral factors interact with societal processes in the infectious disease context. Empirical research examining mechanistic pathways from infection and recovery to immunological, behavioral, and emotional outcomes is critical. Examination of how emotional and behavioral factors relate to the pandemic-both as causes and as effects-can provide valuable insights that can improve management of the current pandemic and future pandemics to come.
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- Title
- Biobehavioral Aspects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review
- Creators
- Peter A. Hall - University of WaterlooPaschal Sheeran - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGeoffrey T. Fong - Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchCharissa S. L. Cheah - University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyMark Oremus - University of British ColumbiaTeresa Liu-Ambrose - Florida State UniversityMohammad N. Sakib - University of PennsylvaniaZahid A. Butt - Univ Waterloo, Sch Publ Hlth Sci, 200 Univ Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaHasan Ayaz - Drexel UniversityNarveen Jandu - Univ Waterloo, Sch Publ Hlth Sci, 200 Univ Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, CanadaPlinio P. Morita - Univ Waterloo, Sch Publ Hlth Sci, 200 Univ Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
- Publication Details
- Psychosomatic medicine, v 83(4)
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); CGIAR
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000648338900002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85105558081
- Other Identifier
- 991019168816904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary