Citation

Chakraborty N. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry 2020; 24(2): 21-24.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020)

DOI

10.1002/pnp.666

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Similarities exist between our past experience of viral diseases and COVID-19 concerning the mental health issues of sufferers of an epidemic, frontline health workers and the social and psychological impact on society. There is significant evidence that a novel illness such as COVID-19 can cause widespread fear, panic, anxiety and xenophobia. Dr Chakraborty explores the latest literature and what it means for mental health. Copyright © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Language: en

Keywords

human; mental health; suicide; Review; insomnia; depression; prevalence; pandemic; anxiety; posttraumatic stress disorder; risk factor; fatigue; health care policy; fear; priority journal; panic; health practitioner; psychosocial disorder; fever; severe acute respiratory syndrome; pain intensity; coronavirus disease 2019; Ebolavirus; influenza A (H7N9); Self-rating Anxiety Scale; xenophobia