PLoS ONE: The COVID19 outbreak causes severe mental illness.

July 29, 2020 // --- According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE by researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, adults experienced high rates of psychological distress, including symptoms of depression and anxiety, during the peak of COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia. the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on acute and long-term mental health is largely unclear.
study of previous outbreaks shows that people with congenital mental illness, front-line health care workers and survivors of the disease have a higher incidence of fear, psychological distress, insomnia and other mental health problems.
the mental health effects of COVID-19 need to be studied. In the new study,
(pictured: www.pixabay.com) used an online survey of 5,070 Australian adults' mental health responses to the outbreak, which was conducted between March 27 and April 7 and is now thought to be the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia.
online questionnaire asked participants about their fears, behavioral responses to COVID-19, psychological distress, alcohol consumption and physical activity.
early March, when cases were still very small in Australia, a similar survey of 2,174 Australians was carried out.
the population included in the survey did not represent the total population; 70 per cent had a mental health diagnosis, 86 per cent were female and 75 per cent were caucasian.
Although very few people are infected with COVID-19 (0.15%), more than a quarter (25.9%) are very or very worried about the virus, while more than half (52.7%) are very or very worried about their family and friends.
Although no diagnosis was made using the questionnaire, the majority of participants reported a deterioration in their mental health during the outbreak, with 55 per cent reporting a deterioration in their health and 23 per cent reporting a serious deterioration in their condition.
about half of the participants said moderate to extreme loneliness and were worried about their financial situation.
20.3% to 24.1% of people suffered from severe or severe depression, anxiety and stress during the week they were surveyed, while another 18 to 22 percent had moderate symptoms. "We want edited information on the mental health of the general population during the COVID-19 outbreak and looked at the impact of social isolation measures in Australia,"
authors said.
", she added: "We don't know what the long-term impact of the outbreak is, but these figures certainly show a negative impact on mental health in the short term."
" (Bioon.com) information source: Acute depression, stress, anxiety higher peak of COVID-19 pandemic.