Life in the pandemic: Social isolation and mental health

Affiliations

¹ International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
² School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
³ Journal of Clinical Nursing, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Editorial

Kim Usher et al. J Clin Nurs. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;29(15-16):2756-2757.

doi: 10.1111/jocn.15290. Epub 2020 May 6.

¹ International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
² School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
³ Journal of Clinical Nursing, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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