National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The outburst of COVID-19 pandemic has been strongly affect people and continues to affect all groups of the population. To reduce the speed of its spread, many countries slowed down their economies and enforced compulsory restrictions on public life. Worldwide a forced lockdown imposed on the persons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All large-scale disasters had significant negative impact on individuals ranging from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, behavioral disorders, domestic violence and child abuse. The current COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to similar situations where the population suffers the risk of anxiety and depression, substance use, loneliness and domestic violence and with schools closed, there is a very real possibility of an epidemic of child abuse. The aim of this review paper is to gain insight on the impact of pandemic on mental health on individuals and communities. This paper gives a broad view on the connecting pathways of mental disorders and suggests coping suggestions to promote and maintain mental health in individuals during pandemic. For better health of population, mental health consequences of COVID-19 are as important to address as are the physical health effects of pandemic.
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