The 2019-2020 bushfires and COVID-19: The ongoing impact on the mental health of people living in rural and farming communities

Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2021 Feb;30(1):3-5. doi: 10.1111/inm.12798. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

Authors

Kim Usher¹, Geetha Ranmuthugala², Myfanwy Maple¹, Joanne Durkin¹, Lesley Douglas¹, Yumiko Coffey³, Navjot Bhullar³

Affiliations

¹ School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
² School of Rural Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 32939940
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12798

No abstract available

Keywords: bushfires; disasters; mental health; trauma; wildfires.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Agriculture / statistics & numerical data*
Australia
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disasters / statistics & numerical data*
Fires / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
Mental Health / statistics & numerical data*
Mental Health Recovery
Risk Factors
Rural Population / statistics & numerical data*