A Review of the Psychological Effects of the Spread of the COVID-19 Disease on the Mental Health of the Community
Abstract
Infectious illness COVID-19, which was caused by a brand-new coronavirus and was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as COVID-19, was reported to be spreading in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of December 2019. Due to its rapid transmission, COVID-19 generated a worldwide health emergency in all nations in less than a few months, making its expansion unusual. There are several ways that the spread of infectious diseases has an effect on mental disorders: it may have an impact on pre-existing mental illnesses; it may result in new psychological symptoms in people due to the interaction between immunity and mental illness; and it may cause suffering for the caregivers of the affected individuals. Because COVID-19 may spread across society and stressful stimuli may be experienced by people in many sections of society, it is critical in this circumstance to preserve people's mental health. During the incremental phase of the disease's transmission, people from many walks of life—including COVID-19 patients, persons in quarantines, healthcare professionals, kids, college students, expectant women, and their families—may experience psychological symptoms of the illness. In this sense, there is compelling evidence that these individuals' mental health state predisposes them to developing symptoms of psychological disorders. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to report the prevalence of psychological symptoms in communities that were vulnerable to COVID-19's propagation and to determine the risk variables that were involved in the disruption of people's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
