Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As a major virus outbreak in the 21st century, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented hazards to mental health globally. While psychological support is being provided to patients and healthcare workers, the general public's mental health requires significant attention as well. This systematic review aims to synthesize extant literature that reports on the effects of COVID-19 on psychological outcomes of the general population and its associated risk factors.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus from inception to 17 May 2020 following the PRISMA guidelines. A manual search on Google Scholar was performed to identify additional relevant studies. Articles were selected base

SUBMITTER: Xiong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7413844 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature