RESEARCH WEEKLY: A Year of Living with the COVID-19 Pandemic By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Exactly one year ago this week, I published the first of what would turn out to be many Research Weekly blogs on COVID-19 and severe mental illness. In the blog titled “A special edition in this time of uncertainty,” I wrote about how the challenge of maintaining normalcy while worrying about the crisis ahead is not new to many family members who have loved ones with severe mental illness. I went on to discuss the various factors that make people with severe mental illness more likely to experience the negative effects of COVID-19, including high smoking rates and physical health comorbidities that put individuals more at risk for severe illness from COVID-19 and the disproportionate rates of homelessness resulting in many having no home to ‘hunker down in.’ While we have had many positive breakthroughs in the past year, such as the development of an effective COVID-19 vaccine, we have also experienced enormous suffering with more than half of a million lives lost and the furthering of social, racial and economic disparities. And while there is much to look forward to as we begin to combat the virus, there are still many challenging days ahead. In recognition of all that has happened in the past year, below is a list of all the Research Weekly blogs the Office of Research and Public Affairs has written about COVID-19 and severe mental illness. A Special Edition in This Time of Uncertainty, March 18, 2020 Availability of telepsychiatry in US mental health facilities, March Research Roundup, March 31, 2020. COVID-19 and Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals, April 21, 2020 52, 459 deaths in the United States due to COVID-19, April Research Roundup, April 28, 2020 Utilizing Video Conferencing in People with Schizophrenia, May 19, 2020 Increased cases of psychosis predicted due to COVID-19, May Research Roundup, May 26, 2020 June Research Roundup, COVID-19 edition, June 30, 2020 Schizophrenia Research More Relevant Now Than Ever, August 12, 2020 COVID-19 and forensic psychiatric hospitals, August Research Roundup, August 26, 2020 November Research Roundup, COVID-19 edition, November 25, 2020 2020 Top 10 List of Severe Mental Illness Research, December 30, 2020 Facilitating COVID-19 Vaccination for People with Serious Mental Illness, January 6, 2021 Suicides in vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, January Research Roundup, January 27, 2021 Schizophrenia is Second Largest Risk Factor in COVID-19 Mortality, February 2, 2021 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, February Research Roundup, February 24, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination and Severe Mental Illness, March 10, 2021 Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq is the director of research at the Treatment Advocacy Center. View as Webpage To receive Research Weekly directly in your email inbox on a weekly basis, click here. Questions? Contact us at [email protected] Research Weekly is a summary published as a public service of the Treatment Advocacy Center and does not necessarily reflect the findings or positions of the organization or its staff. Full access to research summarized may require a fee or paid subscription to the publications. The Treatment Advocacy Center does not solicit or accept funds from pharmaceutical companies. Treatment Advocacy Center | 200 N Glebe Rd, Ste 801, Arlington, VA 22203 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!