Mental Health and Protective Measures of Community and Healthcare Workers in the Covid-19 Pandemic/COVID-19 Pandemisinde Toplum ve Saghk Calisanlarimn Ruh Saghgi ve Koruyucu Onlemler

Pandemic is an epidemic that exceeds international borders and generally affects people around the world. In addition to economic and psychosocial problems, pandemic causes additional mental health problems such as anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, anger, fear and denial. A pandemic is an epid...

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Published in:Psikiyatride güncel yaklaşimlar 2021-01, Vol.13 (1), p.126
Main Authors: Izci, Filiz, Kulacaoglu, Filiz, Bestepe, Engin Emrem
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Subjects:
Epidemics
Insomnia
Medical personnel
Mental health
Workers
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Summary:Pandemic is an epidemic that exceeds international borders and generally affects people around the world. In addition to economic and psychosocial problems, pandemic causes additional mental health problems such as anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, anger, fear and denial. A pandemic is an epidemic occuring on a scale that crosses international boundaries, usually affecting people on a worldwide scale. The pandemic causes additional mental health problems such as anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, anger, fear, and denial besides economic and psychosocial problems. However physical and mental health of medical staff is affected, who carry major responsibilities both socially and professionally. With this compilation, we aimed to emphasize the importance of the psychological needs of both healthcare workers and the community these days that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of the world.
ISSN:1309-0658
DOI:10.18863/pgy.744984