COVID-19 AND PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH: A CRITICAL REVIEW
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Anxiety, COVID-19, Public health, Post-traumatic stress disorder; DepressionAbstract
The global population is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic. The effects of this pandemic have been felt on all levels of society, including the economy, people's health, and their mental state. As a result, it's becoming urgent to study the impact of the pandemic on people's mental health. With this context in mind, we conducted a literature search of the PubMed database for information about the COVID-19 outbreak that was relevant to mental health. In order to synthesize the existing literature addressing mental health issues and stressors connected to the COVID-19 epidemic, a narrative review of the literature was conducted. In this investigation, we mostly used PubMed, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar to search for relevant articles. Anxiety, heightened anxiety rates, and sadness are only some of the psychopathologies that have been linked to pandemics. Both violent crime and eating problems are on the rise as well. Public institutions should prepare their health systems for the rising number of cases of mental illness. Appropriate preventive measurements should be taken with digital therapeutics.
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