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| Published: September 25, 2020

Public health is under mental health risk: pandemic COVID-19 and stress among frontline health workers

Chittaranjan Subudhi

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Srinivasan Padmanaban

Professor and Head, Department of Education, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.154/20200803

DOI: 10.25215/0803.154

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COVID-19 put the public health system in an unprecedented emergency situation. The situation affects pillars of the public health care system i.e. front-line health workers. Both work pressure and fear of infection has grossly affected their mental health. They are in the high chance of mental health crisis due to the fear and stress. The article tries to find out the possible mental health issues faced by the frontline health workers in this pandemic situation.

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Chittaranjan Subudhi @ chittaranjan.subudhi@gmail.com

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.154/20200803

10.25215/0803.154

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Published in   Volume 08, Issue 3, July-September, 2020