Open AccessTools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners
Author(s) -
Siddharth Sarkar,
Tanveer Kaur,
Piyush Ranjan,
Anamika Sahu,
Archana Kumari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2107_20
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , pandemic , mental health , depression (economics) , population , psychological distress , covid-19 , primary care , psychiatry , distress , family medicine , clinical psychology , disease , environmental health , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global population significantly and has resulted in physiological, psychological, social, and behavioral changes among the individuals. The prominent mental health effects of COVID-19 on the general and clinical populations have been well recognized. The family physicians and primary care practitioners from various disciplines are likely to encounter patients who are experiencing psychological distress manifested in the form of anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, increased substance use, or other symptoms. This narrative review is aimed to present a bird's eye view of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on the general population and the various tools that are used to evaluate them. Besides, we intend to suggest a set of tools/questionnaires that can be used by the family physicians and primary care practitioners for generating data on the psychological impact of this pandemic.