Open AccessMental health in times of pandemic: A literature review
Author(s) -
Astrid Rozo-Sánchez,
Diego Rivera-Porras,
Ginna Pérez-Reyes,
Mabel García-Echeverri,
Claudia Carolina Cabrera-Gómez,
Ruth-Jimena López-Jaimes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gaceta médica de caracas
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2739-0012
pISSN - 0367-4762
DOI - 10.47307/gmc.2021.129.s1.28
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , china , mental health , political science , isolation (microbiology) , quarantine , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , virology , law , disease , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , outbreak
Society is going through a pandemic because of COVID-19 originating in Wuhan (China), which has triggered crises in all the nations of the world, which has transformed daily life, due to the measures taken by governments to stop the increase in infections. However, isolation, quarantine, concern, and fear of contagion and/or death have directly affected mental health.La sociedad está atravesando por una pandemia como consecuencia del COVID- 19 origina en Wuhan (China) que ha desencadenado crisis en todas las naciones delmundo, que ha transformado la cotidianidad, debido a las medidas tomadas por los gobiernos para detener el aumento de contagios, sin embargo, el aislamiento, la cuarentena, la preocupación y temor por el contagio y/o muerte ha afectado directamente la salud mental.