Psychological Impact of Covid-19 on the Public

Abdul Karim*, Muhammad Ilyas**, Shakir Rahman ***, Innayatullah Khan ****
*-**** Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Periodicity:November - January'2021
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.10.4.17433
World Health Organization : COVID-19 - Global literature on coronavirus disease
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ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1633857

Abstract

The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated from China in the last week of December, 2019. It spread very rapidly across the globe and was declared as a global emergency and a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Millions of people were affected by this current pandemic globally, and as compared to the physical effects of this catastrophic pandemic it has also critical psychological effects on human life. Various societal stigmas related to COVID- 19, lack of anticipatory planning of governments, and failure of global health care leaders and agencies to quickly respond to this crisis has made the current pandemic more devastating for mental health. Numerous adverse effects of the current pandemic on the mental health of the patients and the public such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, increased substance abuse, domestic violence, behavior changes and suicide tendency have severely compromised the resilience of patients and families. The aim of the article was to create an insight in world health care agencies, local health care leaders and the government regarding the psychological impact of COVID-19 on the affected families and public in Pakistan. Moreover, in the light of international research and WHO guidelines, this paper has provided suggestions and recommendations to local government and public regarding management of COVID-19's adverse effects on mental health.

Keywords

Mental Health and COVID-19, Psychological Impact of COVID-19, COVID-19 and Public Health, Anxiety, Depression, Individual Resilience and Social Stigmas Related to COVID-19.

How to Cite this Article?

Karim, A., Ilyas, M., Rahman, S., and Khan, I. (2021). Psychological Impact of Covid-19 on the Public. i-manager's Journal on Nursing, 10(4), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.10.4.17433

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