Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Jun;51:102147. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102147. Epub 2020 May 5.
COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide crisis. At present, everyone is focusing on the prevention of COVID-19 infection, preparing and discussing issues related to physical health consequences. However, it is important to understand that the life-threatening negative physical health consequences are going to be faced by a few, but everyone is going to face the negative mental health consequences of the pandemic. At various places COVID-19 hospitals are being established, to address the physical health consequences of the pandemic. However, mental health professionals have not been very actively involved in the management of people going through this pandemic. This viewpoint discusses the mental health consequences of the pandemic for the health care workers, people who are undergoing quarantine, people who are admitted to the COVID-19 hospitals, and those who have recovered from the infection. The article also highlights the mental health needs of people at different levels and the kind of interventions, which may be carried out.
COVID-19 大流行已引发全球性危机。目前，每个人都在关注 COVID-19 感染的预防，准备和讨论与身体健康后果相关的问题。但是，重要的是要了解，危及生命的负面身体健康后果将仅影响少数人，但每个人都将面临大流行带来的负面心理健康后果。在各地都在建立 COVID-19 医院，以解决大流行对身体健康的影响。但是，心理健康专业人员并没有非常积极地参与管理正在经历这场大流行的人们。本观点讨论了大流行对医护人员、正在接受隔离的人、被收治到 COVID-19 医院的人和从感染中康复的人的心理健康后果。本文还强调了不同层次人群的心理健康需求以及可能进行的干预措施。
