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CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL ISOLATION / CONSECUENCIAS DE LA PANDEMIA COVID 19 EN LA SALUD MENTAL ASOCIADAS AL AISLAMIENTO SOCIAL
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ABSTRACT
The 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of international concern, with unprecedented impacts in the 21st century and today represents a major challenge to mental health. Research in past epidemics has revealed a deep and wide range of psychosocial consequences at the individual and community levels during outbreaks. There are multiple associated psychological disturbances, ranging from isolated symptoms to complex disorders with marked impairment of functionality, such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, it is necessary for mental health services to develop strategies that allow them to react with skill and to achieve support for health personnel and the affected population, in order to reduce the development of psychological impacts and psychiatric symptoms. The purpose of this reflection article is to show the possible consequences on the mental health of the population that may happen as a result of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
RESUMEN
La pandemia por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) es una emergencia de salud pública de preocupación internacional, con impactos sin precedentes en el siglo XXI y hoy representa un gran desafío a la salud mental. Estudios en epidemias anteriores han revelado una profunda y amplia gama de consecuencias psicosociales a nivel individual y comunitario durante los brotes. Son múltiples las alteraciones psicológicas asociadas que van desde síntomas aislados hasta trastornos complejos con un deterioro marcado de la funcionalidad, tales como insomnio, ansiedad, depresión y trastorno por estrés postraumático. En este contexto es necesario que las entidades de salud mental desarrollen estrategias que permitan reaccionar con destreza y que logren un soporte al personal de salud y a la población afectada, en aras de reducir el desarrollo del impacto psicológico y de los síntomas psiquiátricos. Este artículo de reflexión tiene por objetivo, mostrar las posibles consecuencias en la salud mental de la población que pueden llegar a suceder como resultado del aislamiento social debido a la pandemia del COVID-19.
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Preprints
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 3 Human resources for health
Database:
SciELO Preprints
Type of study:
Risk factors
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Screening study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Language:
Spanish
Year:
2020
Document type:
Preprint
