The Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health (Research Paper Sample)

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The impact of covid-19 on mental health.
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Nothing has killed more people in history than infectious diseases. Covid-19 was first detected in Wuhan City in China in December 2019. According to the world meter, Corona Virus live updates, 1.5Million people have succumbed to the virus. The implications of confinement measures of social distancing practices, lockdown restrictions, and economic recessions have negatively affected many people's mental health, according to the International Labor Organization research dated 15 Jun 2020. The pandemic has impacted 55 Million domestic Workers. This massive job loss has been associated with anxiety, depression, distress, and low self-esteem. This has led to higher rates of suicide and substance use disorder. Loneliness and social isolation have also led to mental health issues due to worry over Covid-19.
According to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Survey, this pandemic brings stress and suffering to communities worldwide. It is worsening mental health conditions that are already existing and triggering new ones. It is also causing access to mental health services, even scarcer. According to the survey frontline, health workers and first contacts to Corvid-19 patients need more health support than the average person because they are often directly exposed to COVID-19.
Introduction
Signs and symptoms for menatls disorders may include mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and impulse control disorders.
One of the causes of mental health disorders is environmental factors, which are the implications caused by covid-19. Due to a mental health disorder, a person cannot explore his full potential. People with psychological disorders have a higher risk of decreased quality of life, difficulties in education, lowered productivity and poverty, vulnerability to abuse, social problems, and other health problems. In this research, I wanted to know how Mental health issues can be addressed during this time of COVID-19 pandemic because Mental health has always not been accorded the attention it deserves, especially on how it affects the physical performance of an individual and the methods of reaching individuals who may need support on this issue.
My Goal:
Address the issue of mental health prevalence and access to mental care.
To improve the results for families and individuals with mental health requirements.
Background
Over the years, the focus has always been on infectious diseases and life-threatening diseases like HIV and Malaria overlooking mental health as a public issue. Mental health affects an individual's physical and social well-being, well-being, quality of life, and economic productivity. A comprehensive definition of mental health should not only stop at the presence or absence of a diagnosable mental disorder.
This data is by Mental Health America.
From January to September 2020, over a 1.5million people took MHA screening on this year's report. The report findings were as follows:
There was a surgeon who was looking for help on depression and anxiety from January to September 2020. The number who took the anxiety screen was 315,220. There was a 93 percent increase compared to 2019. The number that took the depression screen was 534,784; There was a 62 percent increase compared to 2019.
The number has continued to rise throughout 2020 on people with moderate and severe anxiety and depression symptoms compared to the statistics before Covid-19. In September 2020, there was a peak of moderate to severe on the symptoms. 8 out of 10 people who took the anxiety screen scored moderate to severe symptoms.8 out of 10 people who took a screen on depression scored moderate to severe depression symptoms since the beginning of this pandemic in March.
Since the launch of MHA in 2014, more people have reported frequent self-harm and suicidal thoughts than ever before.
Since March 2020, when Covid -19 started spreading rapidly, over 178,000 have reported having had an idea for suicide. In September 2020, 37 percent of these people thought of suicide every day.
Mostly it is young people who are struggling with their mental health. Youth aged 11-17 who accessed screening rose by 9 percent compared to the average in 2019. Not only are the number of youth searching for help with their mental health increasing. During this COVID-19 period, the number of youths aged 11-17 seeking mental health assistance has not only increased, but they are also more likely than any other age group to score moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Ideation on suicide is high among youth, mostly LGBTQ+. Over half of youth aged 11-17-year-olds reported being having thoughts of self-harm or suicide. 77,470 youth reported experiencing suicidal ideation frequently; out of this number, 27,980 were LGBTQ+ youth from January to September 2020.
Most of the people who were screened to be at risk for mental health conditions struggle with isolation and loneliness.70 percent of people who screened for moderate to severe anxiety or depression reported that the contributing factors to their mental health concerns were isolation and loneliness.
The search for mental health resources have been more in 2020 than it has been
While there have been increasing rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in all races and ethnicities, there has been a difference in those changes. The highest average percentage change for African American screeners for depression and anxiety
Methodology
I used data on surveys, articles, and resources of the World Health Organization and the International Labor Or