Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan,
Psychiatr Danub. 2020 Spring;32(1):32-35. doi: 10.24869/psyd.2020.32.
The increase in organisms transference and infectious pandemics across the globe have been accelerated by an increase in travel, international exchange and global changes in earth's climate. COVID-19, a virus caused by the novel coronavirus that was initially identified on December 2019, in Wuhan city of China is currently affecting 146 territories, states and countries raising distress, panic and increasing anxiety in individuals exposed to the (actual or supposed) peril of the virus across the globe. Fundamentally, these concerns ascend with all infections, including those of flu and other agents, and the same worldwide safeguards are compulsory and suggested for protection and the prevention of further diffusion. However, media has underlined COVID-19 as rather an exclusive threat, which has added to panic and stress in masses which can lead to several mental health issues like anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder which should be contained immediately in its initial phases.
全球范围内，由于旅行、国际交流以及地球气候的全球性变化，生物转移和传染性疾病大流行的情况有所增加。COVID-19 是一种由新型冠状病毒引起的病毒，该病毒最初于 2019 年 12 月在中国武汉市被发现，目前已影响到 146 个领土、州和国家，在全球范围内引起了恐慌和焦虑。从根本上说，这些担忧与所有感染（包括流感和其他病原体）有关，并且全世界都必须采取同样的保护和预防进一步扩散的措施。然而，媒体将 COVID-19 强调为一种特殊的威胁，这加剧了大众的恐慌和压力，可能导致多种心理健康问题，如焦虑、强迫症和创伤后应激障碍，这些问题应在其初期阶段立即得到控制。
