Understanding the mental health impacts of biological disasters : Lessons from Taiwan's experience with COVID-19

Copyright © 2024 Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

Biological disasters pose a growing challenge in the 21st century, significantly impacting global society. Taiwan has experienced such disasters, resulting in long-term consequences like loss of life, trauma, economic decline, and societal disruptions. Post-disaster, mental health issues such as fear, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and stress surge, accompanied by increased suicide rates. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (also called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)) pandemic, recognized as a biological disaster, triggered lockdowns and quarantines in Taiwan, causing lifestyle changes, economic recession, and so on. These shifts may elevate uncertainty about the future, intensifying mental stress and leading to a rise in various mental illnesses. This article reviews mental health studies conducted in Taiwan during the pandemic, emphasizing the need to integrate this research for future preparedness and interventions regarding the mental health impacts of biological disasters, including COVID-19. Further research is essential to explore long-term effects, interventions, and generalizability.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - (2024) vom: 22. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chang, Chih-Chieh [VerfasserIn]
Hsieh, Kuan-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Su-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yu-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Chou, Frank Huang-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Joh-Jong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Depression
Disasters
Fear
Journal Article
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Suicide

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Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.jfma.2024.03.015

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NLM37008893X