COVID-19 Pandemic and mental health concerns: What should we expect?

This letter is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health concerns. As the third recent outbreak of coronaviruses following the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)- CoV and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic with now more than 2.5 million confirmed cases and 170.000 mortality originated at Chinese town Wuhan in December 2019. Large-scale researches on psychological impacts on COVID-19 pandemic on the general population are limited in number, though, with high significance. Despite the increased need for psychological support and interventions by mental healthcare workers, the general population is reluctant to seek professional help primarily due to quarantine and concerns regarding the higher risk of getting infected in a hospital setting. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)