![]() ![]() ![]() These mental health symptoms included anxiety (6.33% to 50.9%), depression (14.6% to 48.3%), post- traumatic stress disorder (7% to 53.8%), non-specific psychological distress (34.43% to 38%), and stress (8.1% to 81.9%). In a recent systematic review high rates of mental health symptoms were reported in studies assessing the general population in China, Spain, Italy, Iran, USA, Turkey, Nepal, and Denmark during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous research following the SARS and Ebola outbreaks in 20 respectively found widespread fear induced emotional reactions that impeded infection control. This knowledge could be used to inform public health promotion and future health service resource allocation. It is, therefore, critical to understand more about these impacts and the coping mechanisms being used by different groups in society. There is emerging literature to suggest that public health interventions such as lockdowns may add further to this dysfunction. Existing literature indicates that pandemics have the potential to have an impact on psychological, social and occupational function. The initial focus during the COVID 19 pandemic has been on its physical health sequalae and the public health interventions required to minimise transmission. ![]()
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