Coronary Diseases

COVID and Mental health

Many psychological problems and important consequences in terms of mental health including stress, anxiety, depression, frustration, uncertainty during COVID-19 outbreak emerged progressively. Common psychological reactions related to the mass quarantine which was imposed in order to attenuate the COVID-19 spread are generalized fear and pervasive community anxiety which are typically associated with disease outbreaks and increased with the escalation of new cases together with inadequate, anxiety-provoking information which was provided by media. The psychological reactions to COVID-19 pandemic may vary from a panic behaviour or collective hysteria to pervasive feelings of hopelessness and desperation which are associated with negative outcomes including suicidal behaviour. Importantly, other health measures may be compromised by abnormally elevated anxiety.As the general population became increasingly exposed, anxiety-provoking topics related to this emergence of the health and socio-economic crisis need to be rapidly identified to early detect dysfunctional processes and maladaptive lifestyle changes potentially leading to the onset of psychiatric conditions

• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Delirium
• Agitation
• Neurological and mental complications
• Social media and COVID