Covid-19 and repercussions in mental health: a narrative review of literature

Pavani, Fabiane Machado; Silva, Aline Basso da; Olschowsky, Agnes; Wetzel, Christine; Nunes, Cristiane Kenes; Souza, Luíza Bohnen

doi:10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200188

Fabiane Machado Pavani

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3858-8036

Aline Basso da Silva

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6711-4553

Agnes Olschowsky

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Assistência e Orientação Profissional. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1386-8477

Christine Wetzel

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Assistência e Orientação Profissional. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9125-0421

Cristiane Kenes Nunes

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-568X

Luíza Bohnen Souza

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-9108

Corresponding author:
Fabiane Machado Pavani E-mail: fabianepavani04@gmail.com

Authorship contribution:

All authors participated in the stages of conception, data selection, formal analysis, investigation, methodology, validation, writing, edition, and critical review of the final manuscript.

Associate editor:

Dagmar Elaine Kaiser

Editor-in-chief:

Maria da Graça Oliveira Crossetti

Identification	Title	Type of publication	Country	Institutional affiliation of the authors
A1	2019-nCoV epidemic: address mental health care to empower society.	Correspondence	China	PekingUniversity; National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders.
A2	Psychological interventions for people affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.	Experience report	China	Hospital of China Medical University.
A3	Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China.	Quantitative research	China	Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience; Huaibei Normal University; National University of Singapore.
A4	Patients with mental health disorders in the COVID-19 epidemic.	Correspondence	China	Harvard University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; King’s College London.
A5	Intervenção psicológica de pacientes orais com nova pneumonia por coronavírus durante a prevenção de epidemias.	Review	China	West China Hospital of Stomatology; Sichuan University.
A6	Psychological crisis intervention during the outbreak period of new coronavirus pneumonia from experience in Shanghai.	Experience report	China	East China Normal University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
A7	The Emotional Impact Of Coronavirus 2019-Ncov (New Coronavirus Disease).	Review	Brazil	Escola de Medicina do ABC; Escola de Medicina de Juazeiro do Norte; Universidade Federal de Cariri (UFCA)
A8	Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019.	Quantitative research	China	Zhejiang University; Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University; Wuhan Youfu Hospital;
A9	Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Japan: Mental health consequences and target populations.	Letter to the editor	Japan	National Defense Medical College; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Musashino University.
A10	Mental health services for older adults in China during the COVID-19 outbreak.	Correspondence	China	University of Macau; Capital Medical University; Polytechnic University.
A11	Mental Health Care Measures in Response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in Korea.	Editorial	South Korea	Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital; Hanyang University Guri Hospital.
A12	Mental Health Strategies to Combat the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Beyond Paranoia and Panic.	Commentary	Singapore	National University Health System
A13	A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID-19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations.	Quantitative research editorial	China	Shanghai Mental Health Center; Shanghai Jiaotong University;
A14	The Risk and Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Infections Among Inpatients in Psychiatric Hospitals	Letter to the editor	China	Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders.
A15	Mental health care for international Chinese students affected by the COVID-19 outbreak	Correspondence	USA	The Pennsylvania State University; University Park.
A16	Online mental health services in China during the COVID-19 outbreak	Correspondence	China	Southern Medical University; The Third People’s Hospital of Qinghai Province; University of Macau; Wuhan University; Zhejiang University.
A17	The mental health of medical workers in Wuhan, China dealing with the 2019 novel coronavirus	Correspondence	China	RenMin Hospital of Wuhan University; Zhejiang University; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Xi’an Jiaotong University; Peking University.
A18	Timely mental health care for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is urgently needed	Commentary	China	University of Macau; Capital Medical University; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; University of Melbourne.
A19	The neglected health of international migrant workers in the COVID-19 epidemic.	Correspondence	China and the USA	University of Macau; Southern Medical University; Indonesian Migrant Worker’s Union; Johns Hopkins University.

Nº	Objective of the publication
A1	To report the repercussions of the new coronavirus outbreak in mental health, and the initiatives taken by the Chinese government to deal with them.
A2	To point out the need for general directives to confront the mental health problems caused during public health emergencies.
A3	To identify the psychological impact during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chinese population.
A4	To alert for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in people with mental disorders.
A5	To discuss the relation of the impact in mental health of the new coronavirus epidemic and oral psychosomatic diseases.
A6	To describe the mental health actions targeted at different populations affected by the new coronavirus in Shanghai.
A7	To report the emotional impact of the new coronavirus epidemic in vulnerable groups, and the actions developed in China.
A8	To evaluate the impact in mental health and its associated factors in health professionals who treat patients that have been exposed to COVID-19, in China.
A9	To alert about the consequences of the epidemic of the new coronavirus in the mental health of the vulnerable populations.
A10	To identify the risk of mental health problems in elders due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the specific interventions for this group.
A11	To report the repercussions of the COVID-19 quarantine in mental health and the interventions carried out in South Korea.
A12	To describe the health care strategies in mental health used by the Singapore government to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
A13	To measure the prevalence and severity of psychological problems in the Chinese population during the COVID-19 epidemic and subsidizing the implementation of mental health intervention policies.
A14	To report the risk factors for COVID-19 infections and the prevention strategies for patients in psychiatric hospitals.
A15	To report the repercussions of the new coronavirus pandemic in the mental health of Chinese people who study in other countries.
A16	To report the use of on-line services for mental health experienced int he COVID-19 epidemic, in China.
A17	To describe the mental health problems of health workers who work in the attention of COVID-19 patients in Wuhan (China) and the actions developed to deal with them.
A18	To discuss the mental health problems that affect workers and the population due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to point out how urgent are interventions.
A19	To discuss the vulnerability of immigrant workers and the importance of specific action in the care of this population.

Thematic axis	Article	Result synthesis
The identification of mental health problems and vulnerable groups	A5; A7; A8; A9; A11; A13; A15; A17; A18; A19	Increase in mental health problems: stress, depression, anxiety, fear, and anguish in the population. Prevalence of manifestations of mental suffering in health professionals (anxiety, depression, and insomnia), generated by the workload, the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and lack of support. Vulnerable groups: front line professionals, elders, people with psychiatric diseases, infected people and their families, young people, women, workers, and immigrant students.
Interventions and actions in mental health	A1; A2; A3; A4; A5; A6; A7; A8; A9; A10; A11; A12; A13; A14; A15; A16; A17; A18; A19	Directives for intervention during crises. Use of the Internet and of digital platforms as health care strategies. Safety standards for face-to-face care. Training, organizational, and management policies. Identification and monitoring of vulnerable groups. Implantation of health care attention in the services that care for COVID-19. Protection and monitoring of professionals in the front line. Precise information to the population about mental health problems, about COVID-19 and strategies to cope with it. Plans for mental health prevention and intervention. Protocols for the triage and follow up of mental health problems.

[1] Corresponding author:
Fabiane Machado Pavani E-mail: fabianepavani04@gmail.com

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Covid-19 and repercussions in mental health: a narrative review of literature

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