COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of the General Public : Is there a Tsunami of Mental Disorders?

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The paper reviews and discusses short- and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for population mental health. The dynamics of short-term psychological reactions - such as anxiety, depression and distress - seem to follow directly the epidemiological dynamics of the outbreak. Although older individuals are at risk for severe COVID-19 disease course and death, psychological reactions seem to be more intense in younger individuals compared to the elderly. For long-term consequences, we do not have data yet. However, since the association between economic crises and population mental health is established, a recession-related increase in mental disorders is assumed. Mental health should be key concern in the management of the pandemic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Psychiatrische Praxis - 47(2020), 8 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 452-456

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

COVID-19-Pandemie trifft auf Psyche der Bevölkerung: Gibt es einen Tsunami psychischer Störungen?

Beteiligte Personen:

Riedel-Heller, Steffi [VerfasserIn]
Richter, Dirk [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 05.11.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/a-1290-3469

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317061623