Coping with Mental Health Challenges During COVID-19
Sujita Kumar Kar,S.M. Yasir Arafat,Russell Kabir,Pawan Sharma,Shailendra K. Saxena +4 more
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This chapter focusses on various mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.Abstract:
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 is a global challenge which resulted in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. It has also adversely affected the economy and social integrity. There is rising concern about the mental health challenges of the general population, COVID-19-infected patients, close contacts, elderly, children and health professionals. This chapter focusses on various mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.read more
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Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic
S.M. Yasir Arafat,Sujita Kumar Kar,Vikas Menon,Charanya Kaliamoorthy,Srijeeta Mukherjee,Angi Alradie-Mohamed,Pawan Sharma,Marthoenis Marthoenis,Russell Kabir +8 more
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Psycho-Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions in COVID-19: Potential Impacts on Mental Health.
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TL;DR: The hypothesis that neuroendocrine-immune interactions may be involved in negative impacts of SARS-CoV-2 infection and social isolation on psychiatric issues is highlighted.
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Worsening of Preexisting Psychiatric Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Susanna Gobbi,Martyna Beata Płomecka,Zainab Ashraf,Piotr Radziński,Rachael Neckels,Samuel Lazzeri,Alisa Dedić,Asja Bakalović,Lejla Hrustić,Beata Skórko,Sarvin Es haghi,Kristina Almazidou,Luis Rodríguez-Pino,A. Beyza Alp,Hafsa Jabeen,Verena Waller,Dana Shibli,Mehdi A Behnam,Ahmed Hussain Arshad,Zofia Barańczuk-Turska,Zeeshan Haq,Salah U. Qureshi,Ali Jawaid,Ali Jawaid +23 more
TL;DR: Female gender, feeling no control of the situation, reporting dissatisfaction with the response of the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduced interaction with family and friends increased the worsening of preexisting psychiatric conditions, whereas optimism, ability to share concerns with familyand friends, and using social media like usual were associated with less worsening.
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Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Mahbub Hossain,Mariya Rahman,Nusrat Fahmida Trisha,Samia Tasnim,Tasmiah Nuzhath,Nishat Tasnim Hasan,Heather R. Clark,Arindam Das,E. Lisako J. McKyer,Helal Uddin Ahmed,Ping Ma +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic meta-analytic review was conducted to estimate the pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asian countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may aggravate during this pandemic.
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Psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among frontline doctors of Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
TL;DR: Inadequate resources in the workplace are contributing to the poor mental health of Bangladeshi doctors and the supply of sufficient resources in workplaces and mental health counseling may help to mitigate the burden of the psychological symptoms identified.
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