COVID-19 and Mental Health

Abstract

Because of their epidemic nature, infections such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic cause neuropsychological and social problems which are significantly different from other known infections. Many studies on the COVID-19 pandemic have shown higher levels of mental problems such as anxiety, depression, panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder especially in patients and individuals who are in the risk group. Due to biopsychosocial characteristics of people, infections, especially epidemic infections, seriously impair the quality of life by dramatically affecting these three structures, namely biology, psychology and social quality of life of a person. As numerous studies have shown, the entire human innate and adaptive immune system and the psychological and mental state of an individual are directly linked. Many studies have reported that quarantine and social restrictions can trigger depressive symptoms such as anxiety, obsession, and anhedonia. Some researchers have claimed that information from unknown sources on social media increases the psychological and psychosocial symptoms of obsession, anxiety and fear of death. Consequently, a multidisciplinary study is necessary in the treatment and prevention of coronavirus pandemic.

Keywords

• coronavirus
• anxiety
• depression
• stress

COVID-19 ve Ruh Sağlığı

Abstract

Salgın doğaları nedeniyle; koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) pandemisi gibi enfeksiyonlar, bilinen diğer enfeksiyonlardan önemli ölçüde farklı olan nöropsikolojik ve sosyal sorunlara neden olur. COVID-19 pandemisi ile ilgili birçok çalışma, özellikle hastalarda ve risk grubunda yer alan bireylerde anksiyete, depresyon, panik bozukluğu ve obsesif kompulsif bozukluk gibi zihinsel problemlerin daha yüksek seviyelerde olduğunu göstermiştir. İnsanın biyopsikososyal özelliklere sahip olmasından dolayı; enfeksiyonlar, özellikle salgın enfeksiyonlar, kişinin biyoloji, psikoloji ve sosyal yaşam kalitesi olmak üzere, bu üç yapıyı da sarsıcı derecede etkileyerek yaşam kalitesini ciddi şekilde düşürmektedir. Çok sayıda çalışmanın gösterdiği gibi, insan doğal ve adaptif bağışıklık sisteminin bütünü ve bir bireyin psikolojik ve zihinsel durumu doğrudan bağlantı içindedir. Karantina ve sosyal kısıtlamaların anksiyete, takıntı ve anhedoni gibi depresif belirtileri tetikleyebileceği birçok çalışmada bildirilmiştir. Bazı araştırmacılar, sosyal medyadan elde edilen kaynağı belirsiz bilgilerin obsesyon, kaygı ve ölüm korkusunun psikolojik ve psikososyal belirtilerini artırdığını iddia etmişlerdir. Sonuç olarak, koronavirüs pandemisinin tedavisinde ve önlenmesinde multidisipliner çalışma gereklidir.

Keywords

• koronavirüs
• anksiyete
• depresyon
• stres

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