The COVID-19 pandemic, personal reflections on editorial responsibility

“We published a case report in the previous issue (Goyal et al., 2020) and now publish the other three reports in the current issue (Banerjee, 2020; Bhat et al.”

“, depression, anxiety, panic, and traumatic stress) can also occur due to the lack of accurate information (Rajkumar 2020; Sahoo et al. 2020; Tandon 2020).”

“In the COVID-19 pandemic, as in other pandemics, fear, anxiety, and worries have been the major psychological consequences (Roy et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020a; Xiang et al., 2020).”

“…use disorders, domestic abuse, anxiety and depressive disorders are already reported to be increasing around the world In my last editorial (Tandon, 2020), I had committed that the Asian Journal of Psychiatry would strive to play its role in the dissemination of good information relevant…”

“Additionally, while there are several effects of COVID-19 on mental health of the general population, the healthcare providers are too facing mental health challenges (Tandon, 2020).”

“As a result, in addition to the adverse effects on physical health, the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to cause chronic psychological manifestations like depression, anxiety, panic disorder, and psychosomatic manifestations (Qiu et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“One of them is Domestic Violence (DV) against women (Tandon (2020)).”

“This shall be another challenge for LMIC hospitals to have a large number of psychiatrists in the frontline of healthcare during this pandemic (Greenberg et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“Fear along with insufficient knowledge about the pandemic also leads to a lack of understanding leading to incorrect decision making (Tandon, 2020).”

“Though emerging reports are reassuring, it is important to note that not all the countries across the world are adequately enabled to provide effective responses against the virus (Kandel et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“For those who stay in their host countries, they have unmet psychological needs of relatedness for being physically away from their significant others and lacking social support in the local community, not to mention the psychosocial problems associated with the society’s responses to COVID-19 (Mackolil and Mackolil,…”

“…impact that the country will experience due to present and future anticipated lockdown may increase the risk of post covid stress and led to culmination of second wave of mental health crises thereby contributing to increased risk of burnout amongst mental health professionals (Tandon, 2020).”

“At the outset (Tandon, 2020a and 2020b), we had recognized the importance of expeditious communication of COVID-19-mental health related information to our readership, but recognized the somewhat tenuous nature of early reports, particularly those that were reliant on media as their data source.”

“…prolonged closure of school, home confinement, restriction of movement and more obesogenic behaviors might have an adverse influence on adolescents (Tandon, 2020a, b), and rural adolescents who are more susceptible to mental health problems (Zhang et al., 2011) might suffer more under these…”

“The mental health impact of COVID-19 is not limited to affected persons, their families and the healthcare force but embraces society’s response at large (Tandon, 2020).”

“The myths listed in the table have been discussed so as to disseminate knowledge and information with regard to COVID-19 (Tandon, 2020) as these are being circulated on various social media platforms and can be regarded as a potential source of anxiety related to COVID-19.”

“…Vellore The novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted significantly on many sectors globally, and has also impacted mental health of many individuals (Ahorsu et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020) and in greater numbers than those who are actually infected with the disease (Ornell et al., 2020).”

“…in order to enable optimal healthcare and policy decision-making in a situation of urgency with substantial uncertainty, compelling the Editor to adjust the balance between comprehensive and speedy manuscript processing in order to make valid information available expeditiously (Tandon, 2020c).”

“SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has been creating havoc and has imposed a sense of severe insecurity and panic like situation (Tandon, 2020a, 2020b).”

“Tandon (2020a, b) has suggested that there would be immense short-term and long-term impact of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of people. Rajkumar et al (2020) in a recent review of COVID-19 and its effects on mental health concluded that ‘symptoms of anxiety and depression (16-28%) and self-reported…”

“…to the Editor Lockdown of 1.3 billion people in India during Covid-19 pandemic: A survey of its impact on mental health COVID-19 pandemic presented as a black swan event, and as a measure to curtail it the governments of different countries took various approaches (Tandon, 2020).”

“…novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a large effect on mental health globally and has led to individuals fearing COVID-19 infection alongside conditions such anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress (Ahorsu et al., 2020; Islam et al., 2020; Sakib et al., 2020a; Tandon, 2020a, 2020b).”

“In the future, quarantine will certainly become mandatory and regulations will be enforced to prevent the spread of this virus in which the policy will be done more strictly [8].”

“COVID-19 has led to significant anxiety and fear (Tandon, 2020).”

“Due to its highly infectious nature, COVID-19 has created a fearful environment among people throughout the world (Rajkumar, 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“…Journal of Psychiatry journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ajp https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102351 Received 20 April 2020; Received in revised form 29 July 2020; Accepted 3 August 2020 Asian Journal of Psychiatry 53 (2020) 102351 this COVID 19 pandemic crisis (Tandon, 2020a,b).”

“At the same time, there are several practical steps that governments, survivors, and the public can take to mitigate the syndemic (Tandon, 2020).”

“The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the world at risk of an increased incidence of psychological distress and mental disorders (e.g., anxiety, fear, post-traumatic stress disorder) (Ransing et al., 2020; Smith et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“Doctors, nurses, ward boys who are working around the clock for the testing and treatment of these infected patients (Rajkumar, 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have intense effects on mental health of general people (Holmes et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020) and consequently, suicide rate rises.”

“Given the numbers of people infected and affected as well as the socioeconomic domains affected (Tandon, 2020), COVID-19 has become an overwhelming biological disaster in modern history.”

“providers are being labeled and discriminated at different places.(24)Stigma against HCWs has been reported in many different countries, including developed countries.”

“At the same time, psychological and social distress linked to COVID-19 infection should be taken into consideration [33, 34].”

“The dissemination of information related to suicide during the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly as it pertains to Asian countries, is of importance to healthcare providers and policy-makers, and is in keeping with the objectives set out by the Journal in its position statement (Tandon, 2020).”

“Tandon, 2020 has rightly pointed out the relevance of psychiatry and COVID-19, differing mental health challenges faced in different parts of Asia, in the context of homeless people, refugees, economic and political crisis (Tandon, 2020).”

“Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Asian Journal of Psychiatry journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ajp Letter to the Editor Remote Psychological First Aid (rPFA) in the time of Covid-19: A preliminary report of the Malaysian experience”

“Psychiatry is vital in the crisis since it exposes psychosocial problems that, in the case of mental health, feed on the response of the people and society at large (Tandon, 2020).”

“During this time, the government has taken some actions including lockdown, restricting traffic, and closing down guilds, which have been somewhat effective (Tandon, 2020a,b).”

“As COVID-19 pandemic has spread all over the world and patients’ number is escalating (Tandon, 2020), different statutory bodies like Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Govt.”

“The social and economic consequences of such measures have led to business closures, job losses, and debt-related family violence (Tandon, 2020b).”

“Additionally, the Asian Journal of Psychiatry has adopted the spirit of preserving humanity, maintaining sanity, and promoting health (Tandon, 2020a), which we greatly appreciate.”

“…and mental health impact by the COVID-19’s ultimate VUCA era: Toward the New Normal, the New Japan, and the New World This article is a response to the solicitation for COVID-19 - Mental health submissions by the Journal, referencing Asian J Psychiatry 2020; 50: Article # 102100 (Tandon, 2020).”

“The daily screen time and access to the devices by children need to be judiciously regulated and supported by all the stakeholders (Jamir et al., 2019; Tandon, 2020b).”

“There is a report of increased suicide rates, substance use disorders, domestic abuse, anxiety, and depressive disorders across the world (Tandon, 2020a, 2020b).”

“Risks to mental health come not only from the COVID-19 pandemic (Tandon, 2020; Rajkumar, 2020), but also the consequences of the economic downturn.”

“There should be no divided opinion that psychiatry is related to COVID-19 and more so in Asian countries due to their political and economic vulnerabilities (Tandon, 2020).”

“This will help the relevant information to be made available to researchers and the health professionals in a timely manner (Tandon, 2020).”

“In the current scenario of physical distancing, restriction on movements, and urgency to disseminate the accurate and appropriate information (Tandon, 2020), NIMHANS Digital Academy developed an online learning program on mental health and psychological issues in COVID 19, intended for counselors.”

“This action addressed on the relationship of COVID19 and mental health (Tandon, 2020), particularly focusing in healthcare frontliners’ population.”

“As it forces nations into lockdown, people into quarantine and existing systems into duress, the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic on mental health in the population is, deservedly, gaining clinical and research attention (Tandon, 2020).”

“Pandemic, such as COVID-19, threatens the physical and psychological well-being of people [1].”

“…onset of the pandemic, our Journal has sought to be a useful resource to our readership by actively promoting the submission of manuscripts related to COVID-19 and mental health and expeditiously publishing accepted manuscripts following a rigorous and expeditious review process (Tandon, 2020a).”

“Globally, people experience enormous mental health challenges, whether they are infected with COVID-19 or not (Tandon, 2020a).”

“The sudden outbreak of this highly contagious disease is unpredictable and is associated with high mortality and morbidity [5], causing a tremendous toll on the population, including psychological distress (operationalized as anxiety and depression) [6,7].”

“The decision-making role and responsibilities of editors have been even more crucial to ensure the delivery of accurate scientific information for supporting the fight against the pandemic and keeping science progressing amidst chaotic situations (Tandon, 2020).”

“Furthermore in the subsequent editorial, he stresses on “opportunity amidst tragedy and uncertainty” highlighting the need to understand the ongoing pandemic in varied socio-cultural contexts (Tandon, 2020b).”

“The aim of this study is to investigate the mental health status of general public of Pakistan and the level of severity of emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress in the Frontiers in Psychiatry | www.frontiersin.org 8 June 2022 | Volume 13 | Article 839542 S h a h id e t a l.”

“Although the part to be played by psychiatrists to pacify global panic in peri-pandemic period is not defined anywhere, psychiatrists should take a leadership role, both in crisis intervention, and long term mental health mentoring (Tandon, 2020).”

“We can predict that it will be the same limitation with COVID-19 in the future studies since COVID pandemic per se is linked to psychological and social distress (Rajkumar, 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“An important lesson we have learned from this evolving pandemic is that the lack of transparency creates further confusion and undermines public trust (Alwan et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020), and the bureaucratic process should aid and not hinder crisis management.”

“Moreover, even after the acute phase attenuates, there will be many post-pandemic psychological and psychosocial effects to be dealt with (Tandon, 2020; Chatterjee et al., 2020).”

“Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Asian Journal of Psychiatry journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ajp Letter to the Editor Intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: From psychiatric and forensic vantage points The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented impact on our society…”

“Moreover, the crisis has invoked significant negative psychological effects on human health (Choudhari 2020; Qiu et al. 2020; Tandon 2020).”

“One of the unfortunate consequences of the pandemic of COVID-19 is suicide (Kawohl and Nordt, 2020; Tandon, 2020b).”

“As stated by Tandon (2020), it is necessary to continually focus on people's mental health and Jo ur al Pr epr oo f 2 make effective measures.”

“Psychiatrist and other mental health professionals need to step-up to provide psychological support and due mental health care (Das et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“Cases of domestic violence are a global phenomenon as it cuts across all nations of the world (Mazza et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020; vora et al., 2020).”

“) appeared to have weathered the initial storm, there might be something to learn from the experience of coping with this crisis and the survey results from the early stage (Tandon, 2020).”

“In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on the mental health of the general population [1,8] and is associated with increased suicide cases [9].”

“Recalibrating psychiatrist-patient interaction in the era of face masks Dear Sir, COVID-19 has necessitated changes in the manner in which we carry on with our lives (Tandon, 2020a).”

“was affected directly and indirectly by the disease as well as the effects of the reaction of society to the consequences of this disease and pandemic on psychological health are inevitable.(13,14) Supporting”

“…era, fear psychosis is very common among the public and provisions should be made at schools, offices and homes to provide counselling for all age groups so that every citizen of India can enjoy mental wellbeing and a sound mental health (Liu et al., 2020; Rajkumar, 2020b; Tandon, 2020a, 2020b).”

“The pandemic also raises concern for the mental health as fear, worry, stress and anxiety are normal responses when we are faced with uncertainty (Tandon, 2020a).”

“In addition, influences on mental health can likewise happened but there is absence of precise data (Rajkumar, 2020; Sahoo et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020).”

“Pandemi COVID-19 telah mengganggu seluruh dunia (Ogunnusi et al., 2020; Rajiv, 2020).”

“Letter to the Editor Recognizing the role of animal-assisted therapies in addressing mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic The current pandemic of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has affected millions of lives across the world (Tandon, 2020a, 2020b).”

“Finally, effective works from the policymakers the health authority, and the researchers will facilitate efficient psychological services for patients with SMI and their families during this time of increased hardship as the impact of the epidemic is felt (Tandon, 2020).”