COVID 19 and its mental health consequences
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The global community is concerned about Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its long-term consequences. It is going to impact various spheres of life such as the economy, industries, global mar...
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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly worsened mental health in the U.S.
“The COVID-19 pandemic significantly worsened mental health in the U.S.”
From A randomized trial of acceptance-based behavioral therapy to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ persons: Study protocol (2023) · cites this paper as [6]
The section “COVID 19 and its mental health consequences” (page not supplied) describes pandemic-related mental health harms and reports increased mental illness in India. It discusses a possible global impact, but does not establish that mental health significantly worsened in the U.S.; the claim is more geographically specific and more certain than the paper. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPublic health measures such as limits on social interaction, isolation, and quarantine contributed to loneliness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, self-harm or suicidal behavior, and substance use.
“Public health measures, specifically limits on social interaction and isolation and quarantine, contributed to loneliness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, self-harm or suicidal behavior, and substance use [6].”
From A randomized trial of acceptance-based behavioral therapy to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ persons: Study protocol (2023) · cites this paper as [6]
In “COVID 19 and its mental health consequences” (page not supplied), the paper lists all the claimed outcomes and links them to self-isolation and quarantine. It presents that link as a WHO speculation about what the measures may lead to, rather than an established causal finding as “contributed to” suggests. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe pandemic, lockdown, and need for precautions can bring about an exponential rise in mental health issues of affected people.
“The pandemic, the accompanying ever-increasing number of deaths, the lockdown, and the need for maintaining strict precautions against the virus can bring about an exponential rise in the mental health issues of the people affected by the pandemic as well (Kumar and Nayar, 2020; Li S. W. et al., 2020; Rehman et al., 2020; Verma and Mishra, 2020; Wang et al., 2020a; Zhu S. et al., 2020).”
From Knowledge of COVID-19 and Its Influence on Mindfulness, Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Psychological Flexibility in the Indian Community (2020) · cites this paper as Kumar and Nayar, 2020
In “COVID 19 and its mental health consequences” (page unavailable), the paper says the pandemic and measures such as isolation and quarantine may increase anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. It also raises concern about compulsive behavior linked to repeated handwashing. It does not support the claimed exponential rate of increase. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredResearchers in India have reported an increase in anxiety and depression among Indians owing to the pandemic.
“Researchers in India have reported an increase in anxiety and depression among Indians, owing to the pandemic (Goyal et al., 2020; Kumar and Nayar, 2020; Mishra et al., 2020; Rehman et al., 2020; Verma and Mishra, 2020).”
From Knowledge of COVID-19 and Its Influence on Mindfulness, Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Psychological Flexibility in the Indian Community (2020) · cites this paper as Kumar and Nayar, 2020
In the section “COVID 19 and its mental health consequences” (page not provided), the paper reports an Indian survey finding a 20% increase in mental illnesses since the outbreak. It discusses anxiety and depression as pandemic-related concerns, but does not report a measured increase in both conditions among Indians specifically. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an immense effect on the mental health of the general public.
“The current global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has brought about an immense effect on the mental health of the general public.”
From Knowledge of COVID-19 and Its Influence on Mindfulness, Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Psychological Flexibility in the Indian Community (2020) · cites this paper as Kumar and Nayar, 2020
Being separated from family, friends, and other social support systems could lead to mental problems, such as adult anxiety and depression, as well as child restlessness and violence.
“Although isolation helps control the risk of infection, being separated from family, friends, and other social support systems could lead to mental problems, such as adult anxiety and depression [49], as well as child restlessness and violence [21].”
The increase in global depressive disorder burden is likely linked to growing social pressure from uneven social development, population growth and aging, and major outbreaks of epidemics such as COVID-19.
“This is likely linked to the growing social pressure resulting from uneven social development, population growth and aging [20], and major outbreaks of epidemics such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [21].”
People were surrounded by rumors and misinformation about the pandemic, causing widespread fear, anxiety, and stress, which had a greater impact on adults and teenagers with greater social needs.
“In this age of social media, people were surrounded by rumors and misinformation about the pandemic, causing widespread fear, anxiety, and stress [21], which had a greater impact on adults and teenagers with greater social needs.”
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“2 isolation and quarantine, contributed to loneliness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, self-harm or suicidal behavior, and substance use [6].”
- Authors
- Kumar, A., & Nayar, K. R.
- Affiliations
- Xavier Institute of Social Service (IN)
- Global Institute of Public Health, Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Corresponding author
- Kumar, Anant
- Venue
- Journal of Mental Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-04-27
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-2
- ISSN
- 0963-8237 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0567
- OpenAlex
- W3020190940
- Cited by
- 883
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 68 · 2024: 121 · 2023: 189 · 2022: 246 · 2021: 164 · 2020: 64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, mental health outcomes, psychological impact of pandemic, economic impact of COVID-19
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Mental Disorders, Humans, Mental Health
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