Impact on mental health caused by the covid19 pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v52i52.10759Keywords:
Depressive episodes, emotional reactions, impact on mental health, COVID-19Abstract
This study addresses the mental health impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically identifying characteristics that define depressive episodes and emotional reactions that people have presented in this context, in order to describe these alterations that put at risk the mental health of the population recognizing that the human being must have a balance and well-being in health in order to be productive and fruitful for society. Significant contributions have been made at the level of the eastern region of El Salvador, where it has been verified that, regardless of the age of the people concerned, they are presenting alterations in their mental health, 72% have presented hopelessness which is a characteristic of depressive episodes, 7% say they want to die before the virus arrives, although it is a minimal percentage but must be intervened to prevent risk of suicide, among emotional reactions 72% have presented concern at the time of knowing the first case of COVID-19 in the country, 66% fear and 54% sadness, so appropriate measures have to be taken to prevent pathological risks.
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