The coronavirus (<scp>COVID</scp>‐19) pandemic's impact on mental health

Javed, Bilal; Sarwer, Abdullah; Soto, Erik B.; Mashwani, Zia‐ur‐Rehman

doi:10.1002/hpm.3008

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“…14,15 This resonates with the stadpoint of Javed et al who explain how COVID-19-related stigma may aggravate mental health issues for the affected persons. 6 For instance, individuals discharged from quarantine and self-isolation experience stigmatization and the associated drastic negative impacts on the mental health due to Crucially, the possible mental health effects of stigma on people might be further exacerbated by fear, community rejection and self-isolation. 2,6,16 At the same time, stigmatized people with psychiatric disorders might witness worsening conditions while others might develop new psychological problems as a result of loneliness, anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress.…”

Section: Covid-19-related Stigma and Mental Healthmentioning

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Stigma and COVID‐19 crisis: A wake‐up call

Peprah

Gyasi

2020

Health Planning & Management

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To the Editor Public health emergencies in times of epidemics and the effects of contagion mitigation strategies such as emergency lockdown may cause intense fear and anxiety particularly among the at-risk populations. Correia 1 has also emphasized that health systems globally have diverted attention and resources toward the fight of COVID-19. This has significantly hampered the management of other serious health issues such as mental and chronic conditions particularly in low-and middle-income countries where resources for health are often limited. 2 This may certainly have both immediate and long-term deleterious public health impacts during and even beyond the pandemic. More importantly, the emergence of COVID-19 and the concomitant contagions have resulted in prejudices, community rejection and intense stigma against the infected and affected persons. 3-5 The allied neuropsychological impacts on the direct medical issues of the pandemic such disruptions, anxiety, stress, stigma and xenophobia may also cause mayhem in the society and social lives. 6 Pervasive social stigma and discriminatory behaviors are being

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Section: Covid-19-related Stigma and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stigma and COVID‐19 crisis: A wake‐up call

Peprah

Gyasi

2020

Health Planning & Management

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“…East Respiratory Syndrome, and Ebola epidemics on the suffering individuals and the healthcare providers showed substantial neuropsychiatric linkage [3]. There is an increasing amount of research related to the impacts Covid-19 on people's mental health and well-being [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Beside the direct health impact, public health emergencies may also affect individuals and communities through isolation, stigma, job insecurity, or inadequate resources for medical response [15].…”

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Capability impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown in association with mental well-being, social connections and existing vulnerabilities: an Austrian survey study

Simon

Helter

White

et al. 2020

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BackgroundImpacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and its public health measures go beyond physical and mental health and incorporate wider well-being impacts in terms of what people are free to do or be. We explored these capability impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown in association with people’s mental well-being, social support and existing vulnerabilities in Austria.MethodsAdult Austrian residents (n=560) provided responses to a cross-sectional online survey about their experiences during Covid-19 lockdown (15 March-15 April 2020). Instruments measuring capabilities (OxCAP-MH), depression and anxiety (HADS), social support (MSPSS) and mental well-being (WHO-5) were used in association with six pre-defined vulnerabilities using multivariable linear regression.Results31% of the participants reported low mental well-being and only 30% of those with a history of mental health treatment received treatment during lockdown. Past mental health treatment had a significant negative effect across all outcome measures with an associated capability well-being score reduction of -6.54 (95%CI: -9.26,-3.82). Direct Covid-19 experience and being ‘at risk’ due to age and/or physical health conditions were also associated with significant capability deprivations. When adjusted for vulnerabilities, significant capability reductions were observed in association with increased levels of depression (−1.79) and anxiety (−1.50), and significantly higher capability levels (+3.77) were associated with higher levels of social support. Compared to the cohort average, individual capability impacts varied between -9% for those reporting past mental health treatment and +5% for those reporting one score higher on the social support scale.ConclusionsOur study is the first to assess the capability limiting aspects of a lockdown in association with specific vulnerabilities. The negative impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown were strongest for people with a history of mental health treatment. In future public health policies, special attention should be also paid to improving social support levels to increase public resilience.

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“…Algunos pacientes no desarrollan fiebre durante la evolución de la enfermedad 7 . Se ha reportado sintomatología depresiva, sobre todo cuando la enfermedad se presenta en adultos mayores 19 , 20 .…”

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Manifestaciones neurológicas periféricas en la infección por Sars-CoV-2: enfoque desde la Medicina Física y la Rehabilitación

Jiménez

Useche

Rodríguez

et al. 2020

Rev Col Med Fis Reh

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Desde su notificación a finales del 2019, la infección secundaria a coronavirus se ha difundido a nivel global hasta sercalificada como una pandemia. La respuesta inflamatoria generalizada que produce la infección por Sars-CoV-2, compromete múltiples órganos y sistemas, siendo el sistema respiratorio uno de los más afectados y con desenlace fatal, sin embargo, la afectación del sistema nervioso periférico puede implicar el desarrollo de déficits permanentes,con limitaciones en las actividades de la vida diaria yrestricción en la participación, llevando a la pérdida de independencia yreducción de la calidad de vida. El médico rehabilitador debe estar enfocado al reconocimiento y detección temprana de la patología nerviosa periférica, así como a determinar la intervención de la cual se beneficia más el paciente, liderar el equipo interdisciplinario de salud y mantener un trabajo fluido con otras especialidades médicas.

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The coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic's impact on mental health

Cited by 221 publications

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Stigma and COVID‐19 crisis: A wake‐up call

Stigma and COVID‐19 crisis: A wake‐up call

Capability impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown in association with mental well-being, social connections and existing vulnerabilities: an Austrian survey study

Manifestaciones neurológicas periféricas en la infección por Sars-CoV-2: enfoque desde la Medicina Física y la Rehabilitación

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