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Prevalence of Mental Health Issues Faced by the Persons Recovered from COVID-19: A Review


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1 M. Phil Scholar Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2 Ph. D Scholar, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
     

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The COVID-19 is the biggest public health challenge experienced by human beings in the recent past across the world. It affected the physical and mental health of people. Most COVID-19 survivors have experienced symptoms such as prolonged distress of the illness, worry about the future, and stigma. The prevalence of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety among COVID -19 victims is the main focus of the study. From April 2020 to June 2021, an evaluation of several papers based on mental health difficulties among COVID-19 survivors was conducted. To better understand the prevalence rate of mental health concerns among COVID-19 survivors, eleven papers were chosen following the PRISMA principles. The studies show the significant prevalence rate of psychopathology among COVID-19 survivors. Disproportionately increased levels of anxiety and depression can be found in geriatric people. Several investigations have found that female sufferers have higher frequency of psychiatric problems than male survivors. There is a lack of attention in the area of mental health difficulties of COVID survivors. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, and anxiety cause high-burden among the vulnerable population and that need to be addressed properly like the physical illness.

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COVID-19 survivors, depression, anxiety, PTSD, survivors of COVID-19
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Authors

Annmary Tom
M. Phil Scholar Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
G. G. Gopika
Ph. D Scholar, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Sojan Antony
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abstract


The COVID-19 is the biggest public health challenge experienced by human beings in the recent past across the world. It affected the physical and mental health of people. Most COVID-19 survivors have experienced symptoms such as prolonged distress of the illness, worry about the future, and stigma. The prevalence of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety among COVID -19 victims is the main focus of the study. From April 2020 to June 2021, an evaluation of several papers based on mental health difficulties among COVID-19 survivors was conducted. To better understand the prevalence rate of mental health concerns among COVID-19 survivors, eleven papers were chosen following the PRISMA principles. The studies show the significant prevalence rate of psychopathology among COVID-19 survivors. Disproportionately increased levels of anxiety and depression can be found in geriatric people. Several investigations have found that female sufferers have higher frequency of psychiatric problems than male survivors. There is a lack of attention in the area of mental health difficulties of COVID survivors. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, and anxiety cause high-burden among the vulnerable population and that need to be addressed properly like the physical illness.

Keywords


COVID-19 survivors, depression, anxiety, PTSD, survivors of COVID-19

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