Psychological distress in Spanish-speaking countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In the COVID-19 pandemic, PD was analyzed to be severe in Spanish-speaking countries, pointing to the need for specific and culturally adapted interventions to address this public mental health crisis. This is why public health policies must focus on the prevention and treatment of PD, with special attention to the most vulnerable groups.
Authors
- Carlos Ruiz-Frutos
- Kenny Escobar‐Segovia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1278-7640)
- Juan Camilo Gómez-Salgado
- Alejandro Artero-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4128-673X)
- Juan Jesús García-Iglesias
- Regina Allande-Cussó
- Daniel López-López
- Sara Domínguez-Salas
Institutions
- Universidade da Coruña (ES)
- Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (EC)
- Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC)
- Omuta hospital (JP)
- Universidad de Huelva (ES)
- Universidad de Sevilla (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000047062
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00