Shoib Sheikh, Armiya'u Aishatu Yusha'u, Das Nileswar, Hussaini Syed Sameer, Ahmed Eman Mohammed Sharif, Chandradasa Miyuru
Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Forensic Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Aug;80:104070. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104070. Epub 2022 Jul 21.
Surges of technology use along with limited interpersonal interactions have led to the amplification and dissemination of false information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infodemic refers to an overabundance of information that may have increased burden of covid-19 pandemic and mental disorder. Given the rise of suicide behavior during the pandemic, infodemic has been considered as a risk of suicidal behavior. The aim of this article is to address suicide in the context of infodemic and provide some strategy to adjust the impact of infodemic on mental health.
在新冠疫情期间，技术使用的激增以及人际互动的受限导致了虚假信息的放大和传播。信息疫情是指过多的信息，这可能增加了新冠疫情和精神障碍的负担。鉴于疫情期间自杀行为的增加，信息疫情被认为是自杀行为的一个风险因素。本文旨在探讨信息疫情背景下的自杀问题，并提供一些策略来调整信息疫情对心理健康的影响。
