Coping with the aftermath of COVID
Author(s) -
Kaushik Chatterjee,
Ankit Dangi,
Jyoti Prakash,
Kalpana Srivastava,
V. S. Chauhan,
Prateek Yadav
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_20_21
Subject(s) - mental health , pandemic , covid-19 , coping (psychology) , psychological resilience , financial crisis , business , development economics , economic slowdown , economic growth , psychology , political science , medicine , psychiatry , economic policy , economics , social psychology , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , macroeconomics
COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions of people worldwide. Economies world over have suffered slowdown with a direct impact on industry. The vulnerable industrial worker has suffered both financially and mentally. As the pandemic has begun to slow down, the industry has started showing signs of growth and economy appears to be coming back on track. Financial losses may be recovered in time, but the mental health impact of pandemic is likely to be long-lasting. In the aftermath of COVID-19, mental health needs of vulnerable sections of societies need to be addressed. An attempt has been made to understand the mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on industrial workers. Preventive and promotive measures for positive mental health of industrial workers are discussed with a focus on resilience-building.
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