Mental Health Effects of COVID-19

Dr. Ahmed Moustafa is the Head of School of Psychology and Professor of Psychology and Computational Modeling at Bond University, Australia. He obtained his BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science at Cairo University, Egypt, and his PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of Lafayette, USA. Dr. Moustafa specializes in computational and neuropsychological studies of addiction, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Discover Psychology (Springer) and has edited ten books, including Elsevier’s Cognitive, Clinical, and Neural Aspects of Drug Addiction; The Psychology and Neuroscience of Impulsivity; Cognitive and Behavioral Dysfunction in Schizophrenia; Mental Health Effects of COVID-19; Alzheimer’s Disease; Cybersecurity and Cognitive Science; Big Data in Psychiatry and Neurology; The Nature of Depression; and Social Cognition in Psychosis.

• Part I - Impact of COVID-19 on mental health 1. COVID-19 and the impact on gambling, sex, and pornography use and addictionsAnastasia Hronis and Patrick Dixon 2. Care leavers’ experiences of COVID-19 in Uganda and Ghana: Implications for their mental health and psychosocial wellbeingPaul Bukuluki, Kwabena Frimpong-Manso, and Francis Kato 3. The impact of COVID-19 on mental health of frontline health workers in Ghana and UgandaSimon Peter Katongole, Peter Yaro, and Paul Bukuluki 4. The psychosocial effect of COVID-19 on urban refugees: Narratives from Congolese refugees living in KampalaPaul Bukuluki, Hadijah Mwenyango, Francis Kato, Agnes Kyamulabi, and Alex Bagabo 5. Psychological distress, social support, and psychological flexibility during COVID-19Richard Tindle and Ahmed A. Moustafa 6. The impact of COVID-19 social restrictions on culture and psychosocial well-being: The Ghanaian experienceAlfred Dickson Dai-Kosi, Victoria Akuorkor Acquaye, Kingsley Kwadwo Asare Pereko, Paa-Kwesi Blankson, and Christian Ackom 7. "Alone, but not lonely": The impact of COVID-19 on older persons and the role of technology in staying connectedCeylan Okan, Gabrielle Weidemann, and Phoebe E. Bailey 8. Social isolation as a laboratory model of depressionGunes Unal 9. Increased hallucinations in patients with Alzheimer’s disease during the Covid-19 lockdown: A presentation of two casesMohamad El Haj and Frank Larøi 10. Eating disorders during a coronavirus pandemicSamantha Hayes and Evelyn Smith 11. Obsessive-compulsive disorder during and after Covid-19 pandemicAnıl Şafak KaçarPart II - Recent topics on impact of COVID-19 on health 12. The role of nutrition in respiratory disease and COVID-19 managementKingsley Kwadwo Asare Pereko, Enock Dugbatey Mensah, Victoria Akuorkor Acquaye, Christiana Nsiah-Asamoah, Flora Chadare, Freda Dzifa Intiful, Jacob Setorglo, Nancy Innocentia Ebu, and Alfred Dickson Dai-Kosi 13. Physical activity as a counteracting measure to mitigate the harmful effects of COVID-19 lockdowns: Special focus on healthy children, adolescents, adults, elderly, athletes, and people with Down syndromeMonoem Haddad, Zied Abbes, Amine Ghram, Germina Cosma, and Karim Chamari 14. Parenting through the COVID-19 pandemicNatalie M.V. Morrison and Ben. W. Morrison 15. Compliance with health-protective behaviors in relation to COVID-19: The roles of health-related misinformation, perceived vulnerability, and personality traitsZahir Vally 16. Social media use, experiences of social connectedness and wellbeing during COVID-19Jacqui Taylor-Jackson, Imogen Abba, Alessandra Baradel, Jeremy Lay, Jasmin Herewini, and Amber Taylor 17. Cognitive behavior therapy for COVID-19 related distressKaren Moses and Bethany M. Wootton

"This book is very good because it addresses the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. Obviously, it is a very timely topic on a pandemic that will affect the world for many years to come, even if the number of positive cases decreases. Readers will learn about important research results, which can lead to effective coping strategies. It is an important volume in this time of anxiety and worry." --© Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Gary B Kaniuk, Psy.D, reviewer, expert opinion