Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population: A systematic review
| Autor: | Orly Lipsitz, Flora Nasri, Jiaqi Xiong, Roger S. McIntyre, David Chen-Li, Roger C.M. Ho, Amna Majeed, Leanna M.W. Lui, Michelle Iacobucci, Lee Phan, Hartej Gill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Denmark Anxiety Iran Psychological Distress Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 0302 clinical medicine Health care Medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) education.field_of_study Depression Age Factors General population Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Distress Mental Health Italy Coronavirus Infections China Pneumonia Viral Population MEDLINE Article Betacoronavirus 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors Nepal Environmental health Humans education Pandemics SARS-CoV-2 business.industry COVID-19 International health medicine.disease Mental health United States 030227 psychiatry Coronavirus Spain Unemployment business Social Media Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Affective Disorders |
| ISSN: | 0165-0327 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.001 |
| Popis: | Highlights • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in unprecedented hazards to mental health globally. • Relatively high rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological distress, and stress were reported in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries. • Common risk factors associated with mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic include female gender, younger age group (≤40 years), presence of chronic/psychiatric illnesses, unemployment, student status, and frequent exposure to social media/news concerning COVID-19. • Mitigation of COVID-19 induced psychological distress requires government intervention and individual efforts. Background As a major virus outbreak in the 21st century, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented hazards to mental health globally. While psychological support is being provided to patients and healthcare workers, the general public's mental health requires significant attention as well. This systematic review aims to synthesize extant literature that reports on the effects of COVID-19 on psychological outcomes of the general population and its associated risk factors. Methods A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus from inception to 17 May 2020 following the PRISMA guidelines. A manual search on Google Scholar was performed to identify additional relevant studies. Articles were selected based on the predetermined eligibility criteria. Results: Relatively high rates of symptoms of anxiety (6.33% to 50.9%), depression (14.6% to 48.3%), post-traumatic stress disorder (7% to 53.8%), psychological distress (34.43% to 38%), and stress (8.1% to 81.9%) are reported in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, Spain, Italy, Iran, the US, Turkey, Nepal, and Denmark. Risk factors associated with distress measures include female gender, younger age group (≤40 years), presence of chronic/psychiatric illnesses, unemployment, student status, and frequent exposure to social media/news concerning COVID-19. Limitations A significant degree of heterogeneity was noted across studies. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with highly significant levels of psychological distress that, in many cases, would meet the threshold for clinical relevance. Mitigating the hazardous effects of COVID-19 on mental health is an international public health priority. |
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