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The COVID ‐19 pandemic and its impact on mental health
Author(s) -
Chakraborty Nandini
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.666
Subject(s) - xenophobia , mental health , covid-19 , anxiety , pandemic , panic , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , political science , virology , immigration , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , law
Similarities exist between our past experience of viral diseases and COVID‐19 concerning the mental health issues of sufferers of an epidemic, frontline health workers and the social and psychological impact on society. There is significant evidence that a novel illness such as COVID‐19 can cause widespread fear, panic, anxiety and xenophobia. Dr Chakraborty explores the latest literature and what it means for mental health.