The mental health of those whose rights have been taken away: An essay on the mental health of indigenous peoples in the face of the 2019 Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak.

Autor: Júnior JG; Department of Internal Medicine, Santa casa de Misericórdia de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Moreira MM; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil.; School of Medicine of Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ/Estácio) - Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil., Pinheiro WR; Regional University of Cariri - URCA, Crato, Ceará, Brazil., de Amorim LM; Regional University of Cariri - URCA, Crato, Ceará, Brazil., Lima CKT; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine of ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil., da Silva CGL; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil.; School of Medicine of Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ/Estácio) - Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil., Neto MLR; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil.; School of Medicine of Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ/Estácio) - Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2020 Jul; Vol. 289, pp. 113094. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 13.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113094
Abstrakt: Background: : In Latin America there are about 45 million indigenous people in 826 communities that represent 8.3% of the population. An estimated 798,365 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander were in Australia, 5,2 million indigenous people living in America and 2,13 million in Canada. Racial/ethnic disparities in mental health service use have increased especially in the context of the new coronavirus pandemic. Thus, we aimed to describe the mental health situation of the indigenous population in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: : The studies were identified in well-known international journals found in three electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, and MEDLINE. The data were cross-checked with information from the main international newspapers.
Results: : According to the literature, due to the COVID-19 pandemic there is a lack of specialized mental health services and professionals, a restricted access to quality information and a lack of access to inputs, causing negative feelings and it can exacerbate pre-existing mental problems (eg: depression, suicidal ideation, smoking and binge drink). The cultural differences are a risk factor to worsen the mental health of this already vulnerable population.
Conclusion: : providing psychological first aid is an essential care component for indigenous populations that have been victims COVID-19 pandemic.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
(© 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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