COVID-19 and Mental Health: How a Global Pandemic Affected our Psychological Well-being

For some time now, issues related to mental health have gained attention. But so many years of neglect have forced society to make even more efforts to ensure the awareness that the issue deserves.

The corona pandemic had a major impact on people’s mental health and quality of life.

Stress was almost inevitable when the current corona crisis started. This applied to patients and the general practitioner’s team.

Anxiety, concern and uncertainty about one’s health or that of a loved one are normal.

Research showed that people currently had considerably more anxiety and depression during the corona crisis than before. Most people will recover on their own, some won’t.

Sometimes normal stress reactions turn into more serious psychological complaints.

It is often difficult for people in times of crisis. Uncertainties, panic, anxiety, depression, death, cancelling appointments and having to stay home can cause extra stress.

It is therefore important that people are informed as well as possible about how these circumstances can influence their mental health and total well-being.

Therefore, considering the obvious damage that neglecting mental health can have on people and the consequent losses to the labour market, this book takes the reader through the beginning of the covid crisis to the effect it had on the mental health of people and will explore the science, positive, negative and psychological effect of the covid pandemic on mental health.