Mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic associated with social isolation

The 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of international concern, which poses a major challenge to mental health as a result of its unprecedented impact in this 21st century Research in past epidemics has revealed a deep and wide range of psychosocial consequences at the individual and collective level There are multiple associated psychological disturbances, ranging from isolated symptoms to complex disorders with marked impairment of functionality, such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder Therefore, it is necessary for mental health services to develop strategies that allow them to react skillfully and provide support to health workers and the affected population so as to reduce the psychological impact as well as the development of psychiatric symptoms The purpose of this reflection article is to show the possible consequences on the mental health of the population as a result of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] La pandemia por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) es una emergencia de salud publica de preocupacion internacional, con impactos sin precedentes en el siglo XXI y hoy representa un gran desafio a la salud mental Estudios en epidemias anteriores han revelado una profunda y amplia gama de consecuencias psicosociales a nivel individual y comunitario durante los brotes Son multiples las alteraciones psicologicas asociadas, que van desde sintomas aislados hasta trastornos complejos, con un deterioro marcado de la funcionalidad, como insomnio, ansiedad, depresion y trastorno por estres postraumatico En este contexto es necesario que las entidades de salud mental desarrollen estrategias que permitan reaccionar con destreza y que logren un soporte al personal de salud y a la poblacion afectada, en aras de reducir el impacto psicologico y de los sintomas psiquiatricos Este articulo de reflexion tiene por objetivo mostrar las posibles consecuencias en la salud mental de la poblacion, como resultado del aislamiento social debido a la pandemia de la COVID-19 (Spanish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology / Revista Colombiana de Anestesiologia is the property of Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )