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| Published: May 20, 2021
Social and Mental Health Concerns After COVID-19: Need for Public Health Policy
M.Phil. (Clinical Psychology) Trainee at IHBAS, Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, IHBAS, Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, IHBAS, Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.097.20210902
DOI: 10.25215/0902.097
ABSTRACT
With the world being witness to one of the most calamitous virus, Covid-19, our ways of operating have undeniably been altered to a large extent. The rapid transmission rate is due the reason that it spreads through touch, causing millions of deaths globally. Along with its high infectivity and fatality rates, the Corona Virus Disease has caused universal psychosocial impact by causing mass hysteria, economic burden and financial losses along with having plenty of detrimental effects on the various groups in the society. The mental health of those locked due to the imposed restrictions and the professionals dedicatedly involved in the treatment of the virus has been severely impacted. Governments, worldwide have been actively involved in the policy making and implementation of measures to combat the virus. The pandemic has changed the face of the earth and has brought in the realization that unexpected times of crisis calls for a greater need for empathy and solidarity.
Keywords
COVID-19, Pandemic, social Impact, Mental Health, Telecounseling, Policy Making
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2021, Tehlani A., Jha M. & Sharma V.
Received: April 07, 2021; Revision Received: May 05, 2021; Accepted: May 20, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.097.20210902
10.25215/0902.097
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Published in Volume 09, Issue 2, April-June, 2021