Mental health and psychosocial well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: the invisible elephant in the room
Mental health and psychosocial well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: the invisible elephant in the room
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DOI：
10.1186/s13033-020-00371-w
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发表时间：
2020-05-28
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Yaya, Sanni
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作者：
Otu, Akaninyene;Charles, Carlo Handy;Yaya, Sanni
新型SARS-CoV-2冠状病毒大流行已成为对人类生存的真正可怕的威胁。在COVID-19造成的全球局势大规模动荡之后，认识到它所造成的创伤可能以不同的方式影响人们，在个人和集体层面，导致许多人面临心理健康挑战，这一点至关重要。虽然精神健康问题约占世界成年人残疾的三分之一，但这些问题往往在社会中得不到充分解决和忽视，并与致命疾病的爆发密切相关。在大规模疫情中，所经历的心理健康问题不仅限于感染者，还涉及一线卫生工作者和社区成员。虽然在疫情爆发期间限制感染传播至关重要，但以往的经验表明，应将心理和行为健康干预措施充分纳入公共卫生应对战略。
The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic has emerged as a truly formidable threat to humankind's existence. In the wake of the massively volatile global situation created by COVID-19, it is vital to recognize that the trauma it causes can affect people in different ways, at the individual and collective levels, resulting in mental health challenges for many. Although mental health problems account for about one-third of the world's disability among adults, these issues tend to be under-addressed and overlooked in society and are closely associated with deadly disease outbreaks. In large scale outbreaks, the mental health problems experienced are not limited to infected persons but also extend to involve frontline health workers and community members alike. While it is crucial to limit the spread of infections during an outbreak, previous experience suggests that mental and behavioural health interventions should be fully included in public health response strategies.