Open AccessSupporting people with depressive and anxiety disorders
Author(s) -
Osita Victor Ossai,
Chiedu Eseadi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns1.4832
Subject(s) - mental health , anxiety , psychological intervention , psychology , prayer , faith , psychiatry , mindfulness , public health , depression (economics) , intervention (counseling) , psychotherapist , pandemic , faith healing , clinical psychology , medicine , disease , nursing , covid-19 , philosophy , theology , pathology , religious studies , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
There has been an adverse impact of COVID-19 on public mental health, which has led to psychiatric crises and negatively impacted most aspects of everyday life. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread anxiety and depression in the general population. There have been many factors contributing to public anxiety, including uncertainty as to how the disease develops or spreads, patients' immunity, and short supply of vaccines to combat the disease. Consequently, the purpose of the study is to examine how faith-based organizations and faith-based mental health interventions might assist those suffering from depression and anxiety disorders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Literature suggests that faith-based approaches to mental intervention can be very beneficial to both individuals and organizations currently grappling with how to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic. Faith-based counseling, mindfulness therapy, therapeutic prayer, mediation, sacred texts, rituals, and forgiveness are some examples of such approaches. The potential for faith-based organizations and faith-based mental health interventions to serve as health-care catalysts and enhance mental health by helping those suffering from depression and anxiety associated with COVID-19 appears high.