Considerations on the mental health impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19)

• Autor(a) principal: Torales, Julio
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: O'Higgins, Marcelo, Rios-González, Carlos Miguel, Barrios, Iván, García-Franco, Oscar, Castaldelli-Maia, João Mauricio, Ventriglio, Antonio
• Tipo de documento: preprint
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: SciELO Preprints
• Texto Completo: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/171
• topic: Outbreak; Coronavirus; Mental Health; COVID-19

The current outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, has made an impact on the global population. Resources are delivered in order to fight the spreading of the virus; however, the mental health impact of the epidemic must be considered in order to address the overall situation. This outbreak is causing mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear. These mental health problems affect the patients and the general population and also have impact on the attention, understanding and decision-making capacity of medical staff , which could hinder the fight against COVID-19, but they could also have a lasting effect on their overall well-being.