Open AccessNeed for an Integrative Conceptual Framework for Addressing Mental Health Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Bayan Jalalizadeh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the journal of bahá’í studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2563-755X
pISSN - 0838-0430
DOI - 10.31581/jbs-31.1-2.297(2021
Subject(s) - pandemic , globe , mental health , covid-19 , mental illness , conceptual framework , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , virology , social science , disease , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak
The burden of mental illness across the globe, already significant, has grown dramatically since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is, in part, due to limitations in the current conceptual frameworks for understanding mental illness and resulting methods of practice. This paper provides an overview of the state of mental health and illness in the world, summarizes the prevailing frameworks and practices, and introduces a potential framework which could guide a response to the mental health challenges of the pandemic.