On December 1, 2019, the World Health Organization announced the first…korean injuryWe are a newcomer in the world and gave him the name Covid-19, and that was in the city of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of China, and soon it spread to the whole world until it was declared in March of the next world an epidemic, and between this date and that and what followed until this moment and billions of people live in a state of complete panic, Fear of injury, which with time turned into a cause of death.
As of February 16, 415 million cases were recorded, and 5.84 million victims died, so no square in the globe was free from an individual who had already been injured, recovered or even suspected, and we directed home isolation, stone, curfew and other measures and rituals taken at the level of Countries, at the level of individuals and families, prevented visits and gatherings, and imposed sitting and standing distances. All of the above caused a mass state of depression, according to what Dr. Walid Hani, a mental health consultant and professor of psychiatry at Ain Shams University, states.
Walid Hani: The panic over Corona caused the death of cases that were supposed to be cured
In his speech to Al-Dustour, he explained that the infection with Corona created a state of public panic, even with the promising results of recovery for the vast majority, and although the deaths did not reach even the 2% of the infected, which is much less than what was left by the epidemics that peoples suffered, the spread of news And its follow-up moment by moment through social networking sites and the huge flow of numbers and statistics that promoted the idea that injuries increase around us every millisecond, and although it is real, but according to what was stated in many international research and periodicals, the bad psychological state has severely affected the deterioration of vital cases and functions. Including the level of oxygen that led to her death following it was hoped for her recovery.
And the mental health consultant added that there is what is known as an obsessive delusion of illness caused by the Corona pandemic, if he hears regarding some infectious diseases, he feels them psychologically, but he does not actually catch them, for now if the individual’s temperature increases even by one degree or a number of symptoms appear on him With Covid infection, he quickly returns to the hospital without accurate observation of his condition, although the symptoms of the infection are now known, stressing that the recovering from Corona may suffer from post-Corona syndrome, so there are clinics available in Europe to treat the symptoms of Corona extended to treat the psychological effects of the pandemic.
Mental health consultant: A number of the injured preferred suicide for fear of corona, and consulting a psychiatrist during treatment was a necessity
In a related context, Dr. Abdullah Ghazi, professor of mental health, confirms that there are a number of corona patients locally and globally who have preferred suicide to confront and treat the virus, and this is due to the prevailing idea that infection inevitably leads to death, so it is rushed, rather than waiting.
But the largest segment of those affected by the pandemic are those who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, as symptoms of social anxiety disorder have exacerbated and unjustified fears and compulsive behaviors have multiplied due to fear of germs and pollution during the epidemic. Respiratory and cause eczema and skin allergies.
Ghazi warned of the long-term effects of Corona, especially that the negative effects of disasters on mental health affect a greater number of people and last for much longer periods than their effects on physical health. .
In line with that, the World Health Organization published recommendations early this year to preserve mental health, including that those who received treatment in hospitals and nurses on the front lines be subject to the direct supervision of a psychiatrist during their presence in the hospital to recover early from any psychological impact or excessive anxiety Especially since researchers have found that people who have contracted COVID-19 in the past six months are more likely to develop depression, dementia, psychosis and stroke.