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Mental health in a pandemic: Pharmacists Module 1, 2022
Mental disorders have always been among the leading causes of the global disease burden, with depression and anxiety disorders being at the top of the list. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 many questions around the resulting effects of COVID-19 on mental health have been raised.
Strategies to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), such as physical distancing and restricted travel have impacted people in many ways.
COVID-19 is associated with multiple mental problems in patients with COVID-19, and in health professionals who care for patients with COVID-19. Furthermore, COVID-19 has been associated with symptoms of anxiety, depression, distress, and post-traumatic stress disorder in the general population and may exacerbate symptoms in patients who have mental disorders pre-dating the pandemic.
This module discusses mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic and covers mental health issues in health care workers, patients with COVID-19, those with pre-existing mental disorders and the general population.
