Citation

Kuriala GK. Sensors International 2021; 2: e100108.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021)

DOI

10.1016/j.sintl.2021.100108

PMID

34766059

PMCID

PMC8219278

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic may cause a possible rise in incidents associated with mental health issues which may lead to suicidal behaviors such as suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and actual suicide worldwide. COVID-19, manifested by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) in affected people, has been declared by the World Health Organization to be a public health emergency of international concern. The unpredictable consequences and uncertainty surrounding public safety, quarantine and isolation, fake news, and myths about COVID-19, particularly abounding in social media, may negatively impact an individual's mental health, causing depression, anxiety, phobia, and traumatic stress. It has been established that around 90% of global suicides are individuals who suffer from depression. This has been similarly reported to have been occurring in the past epidemics and pandemics.

Language: en

Keywords

COVID-19; Mental health; Pandemic; Xenophobia