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Mental health and Covid-19: an integrative literature review

ABSTRACT

The new coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) is a reality in Brazil and worldwide, with potential to generate psychological symptoms. The aim of this study was to carry out an integrative literature review of mental health and pandemics. We used the crossing of the keywords: “mental health AND Covid-19 OR coronavirus OR pandemics AND mental health interventions OR psychotropics OR psychiatric symptoms OR psychopathologies OR protective factor in mental health” in Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information and National Library of Medicine - PubMed databases, with 1.642 articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish. After reading the titles, the preselection abstracts and following inclusion and exclusion criteria, 43 studies were included in this review. All articles were from 2020 and referred to the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Several reports of depression and anxiety symptoms, stress and insomnia were found and were related to being a health professional, young adult, woman, low level of education and income, history of chronic illness or psychiatric disorder and high media exposure. Some psychological interventions can minimize the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and protective factors can reduce damage to mental health of individuals and communities.

KEYWORDS
Mental health; Covid-19; Coronavirus

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