COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of the General Public: Is there a Tsunami of Mental Disorders?
COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health of the General Public: Is there a Tsunami of Mental Disorders?
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DOI：
10.1055/a-1290-3469
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Richter, Dirk
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作者：
Riedel-Heller, Steffi;Richter, Dirk
本文回顾并讨论了 COVID-19 大流行对人口心理健康的短期和长期影响。短期心理反应的动态——例如焦虑、抑郁和痛苦——似乎直接遵循疫情的流行病学动态。尽管老年人面临严重的 COVID-19 病程和死亡风险，但与老年人相比，年轻人的心理反应似乎更强烈。对于长期后果，我们还没有数据。然而，由于经济危机与人口心理健康之间存在关联，因此可以假设经济衰退会导致精神障碍的增加。心理健康应成为疫情管理中的重点关注点。
The paper reviews and discusses short- and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for population mental health. The dynamics of short-term psychological reactions - such as anxiety, depression and distress - seem to follow directly the epidemiological dynamics of the outbreak. Although older individuals are at risk for severe COVID-19 disease course and death, psychological reactions seem to be more intense in younger individuals compared to the elderly. For long-term consequences, we do not have data yet. However, since the association between economic crises and population mental health is established, a recession-related increase in mental disorders is assumed. Mental health should be key concern in the management of the pandemic.