Acute stress disorder with panic episodes induced by exposure to COVID-19 outbreak news in a child

Abstract

How to cite this article: Kaba D, Akin Sari B. Acute stress disorder with panic episodes induced by exposure to COVID-19 outbreak news in a child.

COVID‐19 phobia across the world: Impact of resilience on COVID‐19 phobia in different nations

“…The response of individuals varies from denial to being frightened of becoming infected with the virus. Some of the most discussed mental health issues related to this pandemic include cognitive change, avoidance and compulsive behaviour, loss of social functioning (Qiu et al, 2020); patterns of compulsive thinking (Lee, 2020); acute stress, panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, specific phobia, posttraumatic stress disorder, lack of concentration, and sleeping issues (Kaba & Akin Sari, 2020); relapse of depressive disorders (Mehra et al, 2020); paranoia and nihilistic delusions (Brooks et al, 2020); and possible prevalence of schizophrenia in subsequent years (Zandifar & Badrfam, 2020). The uncertainty of when a vaccine might be available and the feeling of not being in control (Henry, 2020), loneliness due to isolation (Mehra et al, 2020), and apprehension about the future (Hiremath et al, 2020) might also be related to C19P.…”

“…Research has also found that the phobia of COVID-19 is prevalent among children, adolescents, adults, elderly people, people with pre-existing mental health conditions, and medical and frontline workers (Kaba & Akin Sari, 2020;Lu et al, 2020;Mehra et al, 2020).…”

“…For instance, lack of information on COVID-19 and acquiring wrong information from their peers are associated with the onset of panic and phobia among children (Kaba & Akin Sari, 2020). People with pre-existing mental health conditions are more prone to experience re-occurrence of their previous illness due to their heightened susceptibility to stress caused by COVID-19 as compared to healthy individuals (Kaba & Akin Sari, 2020).…”

“…For instance, lack of information on COVID-19 and acquiring wrong information from their peers are associated with the onset of panic and phobia among children (Kaba & Akin Sari, 2020). People with pre-existing mental health conditions are more prone to experience re-occurrence of their previous illness due to their heightened susceptibility to stress caused by COVID-19 as compared to healthy individuals (Kaba & Akin Sari, 2020). Elderly patients are also susceptible to mental health issues such as relapse of depressive disorder, which was found to be particularly associated with fear of contracting COVID-19 and fear of loneliness during the outbreak (Mehra et al, 2020).…”

“…By understanding the impact of resilience on the psychological, psychosomatic, economic and social factors of C19P in different nations, counsellors can take actions to increase resilience levels by providing the most effective psychotherapy and professional counselling services for clients of diverse backgrounds. While some studies have highlighted a significant increase in mental health issues including insomnia, posttraumatic stress disorder and phobia (Kaba & Akin Sari, 2020) during this pandemic, there is a lack of studies on resilience towards C19P in different nations. To allow mental health providers to respond effectively, it is crucial for them to have detailed information on how resilience impacts the level of C19P in diverse clients.…”