“Pandemic fear” and COVID-19: mental health burden and strategies

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Is it Just About Physical Health? An Online Cross-Sectional Study Exploring the Psychological Distress Among University Students in Jordan in the midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Since the spread of the COVID-19 on a global scale, most of the efforts and decisions at the local, national, and international levels were directed primarily to mitigate the spread of the disease (Ornell et al, 2020;Torales et al, 2020). However, the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 on global mental health have not thoroughly investigated yet.…”

“…However, the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 on global mental health have not thoroughly investigated yet. Despite the current scarcity of published original researches about the COVID-19 impacts on mental health, lessons can be learned from the previous coronaviruses outbreaks (Cao et al, 2020;Ornell et al, 2020;Rajkumar, 2020). Research has addressed that outbreaks and epidemics are associated with psychological pressure on different societal components, including older adults, healthcare staff, patients, students as well as children (Brooks et al, 2020;Cao et al, 2020; Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, 2020; Ho et al, 2020;Kim and Su, 2020;Ornell et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2020).…”

“…Despite the current scarcity of published original researches about the COVID-19 impacts on mental health, lessons can be learned from the previous coronaviruses outbreaks (Cao et al, 2020;Ornell et al, 2020;Rajkumar, 2020). Research has addressed that outbreaks and epidemics are associated with psychological pressure on different societal components, including older adults, healthcare staff, patients, students as well as children (Brooks et al, 2020;Cao et al, 2020; Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, 2020; Ho et al, 2020;Kim and Su, 2020;Ornell et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2020). Currently, most of the published papers have reported the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the general population and healthcare workers, especially in countries of high COVID-19 cases (Lima et al, 2020;Lu et al, 2020;Qiu et al, 2020;Rajkumar, 2020;Tan et al, 2020).…”

Why psychiatric treatment must not be neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…A widespread worsening of psychiatric symptoms during the current crisis could contribute to the collapse of the health system. Ornell et al 4 highlight public policy actions (e.g., developing psychoeducational materials for the general population) and individual actions (e.g., monitoring dysphoric symptoms, maintaining social support networks) that can be taken. They also highlight the need for care and attention to particular groups (e.g., psychiatric patients), as well as actions that institutional health centers can implement to manage mental health during the pandemic.…”

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