Covid-19 and Anxiety Disorders

Authors: Araújo RV*

DOI: 10.23880/pprij-16000294

Volume 6, Issue 4

Abstract

The current world scenario is related to fight against the new coronavírus. Warning about physical health care and also concerns about the phychological suffering experienced by the general population and health professionals. This study proposes to identify the relationship between the pandemic experience and the emergence of anxiety disorders, presenting an outline of mental health during the confrontation against COVID-19, as well as the main anxiety disorders developed in this period and also presents some psychological intervention strategies. The methodology used in the construction of the article was a narrative bibliographic review, based on books, scientific articles and date from informative national and international websites. Finally, we conclude that the pandemic experience has contributed to the mental disease of the general population and health professionals, as well as the emergence of post-traumatic stress disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Among these aspects, psychology has an important individual and community interventional role.

Keywords: Pandemic; Mental Health; Anxiety Disorders

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