UID:
edoccha_9960074567902883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
0-12-824288-4
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0-12-824289-2
Content:
520 "The physical effects of COVID-19 are felt globally. However, one issue that has not been sufficiently addressed is the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens worldwide are enduring widespread lockdowns; children are out of school; and millions have lost their jobs, which has caused anxiety, depression, insomnia, and distress. Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 provides a comprehensive analysis of mental health problems resulting from COVID-19, including depression, suicidal thoughts and attempts, trauma, and PTSD. The book includes chapters detailing the impact of COVID-19 on the family's well-being and society dynamics. The book concludes with an explanation on how meditation and online treatment methods can be used to combat the effects on mental health." --
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Intro -- Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Part I Impact of COVID-19 on mental health -- 1 COVID-19 and the impact on gambling, sex, and pornography use and addictions -- Introduction -- The impact of COVID-19 on gambling behaviors and addiction -- Gambling and gambling disorder -- Vulnerability to gambling disorder -- The impact of COVID-19 on gambling use and gambling disorder -- The impact of COVID-19 on sexual behaviors and addictions -- Sexual behaviors and sex addiction -- The impact of COVID-19 on sexual behaviors and addictions -- The impact of COVID-19 on pornography use and addiction -- Pornography use and addiction -- The impact of COVID-19 on pornography use and addiction -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Care leavers' experiences of COVID-19 in Uganda and Ghana: Implications for their mental health and psychosocial we -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Data analysis -- Results -- The effects of COVID-19 -- Employment and livelihood-related issues -- Strained relationships and disrupted social support systems -- Fear and anxiety -- Coping mechanisms -- Religion, faith, and prayer -- Changing or holding on the known -- Maintaining an optimistic position and accepting change -- Connectedness to informal support systems -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The impact of COVID-19 on mental health of frontline health workers in Ghana and Uganda -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Mental health and psychosocial challenges faced by the frontline health workers -- Emotional effects of COVID-19 to frontline health workers -- Psychosocial factors affecting frontline health workers engaged in COVID-19 services provision -- Behavioral mental health challenges faced by frontline health workers.
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The coping mechanisms to overcome mental health and psychosocial challenges among frontline health workers during COVID-19 -- Interpersonal problem solving mechanisms -- Selection of the health workers to be part of the response team -- Appropriate scheduling of duties -- Developing mutual support among the response team members -- Good healthcare system leadership -- Interpersonal emotional building mechanisms -- Engaging in hobbies that kill off stress -- Keeping staff together -- Morale boosting from workmates -- Family support -- The intrapersonal coping strategies employed by frontline health workers in COVID-19 -- Adherence to infection prevention control and standard operating procedures -- Staying away from family when one has been exposed -- The sense of calling to serve patients -- Developed positive thinking -- Feeling of making a special contribution to the pandemic -- Spirituality -- Believing that COVID-19 in the hospitals is less severe than earlier thought about -- Bearing in mind that one has no underlying medical condition that would put them at risk -- Adequate training and preparedness -- Taking COVID-19 as an opportunity to learn -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The psychosocial effect of COVID-19 on urban refugees: Narratives from Congolese refugees living in Kampala -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Design -- Sample -- Procedures -- Results -- Key findings: Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on urban refugees -- Fear of COVID-19 -- Anger/irritability -- Financial distress -- Anxiety -- Sleep disorders -- Social and physical isolation -- Loss of social support -- Social malfunction -- Resilience and personal coping mechanisms -- Discussion -- Social role limitations and lost identity -- Ruptured lives -- Loss of personal control -- Resilience and coping mechanisms -- Do refugees need psychosocial support?.
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Conclusion -- References -- 5 Psychological distress, social support, and psychological flexibility during COVID-19 -- Psychological distress during COVID-19 -- Social support -- Psychological flexibility -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 The impact of COVID-19 social restrictions on culture and psychosocial well-being: The Ghanaian experience -- Introduction -- COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions -- COVID-19 and sociocultural challenges of Ghanaians -- Influence of restrictions and lockdowns on individuals -- Conceptualization of health problems and COVID-19 compliance -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 "Alone, but not lonely": The impact of COVID-19 on older persons and the role of technology in staying connected -- Introduction -- Chapter overview -- Loneliness in older age and mental health implications -- Loneliness and mental health impacts during the coronavirus pandemic -- Alternative ways to socialize? Online communication and social media use by older adults -- Older adults and online communication during the coronavirus pandemic -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Social isolation as a laboratory model of depression -- Introduction: Social isolation as a laboratory model of depression -- Sociality and the meaning of isolation -- Defining social isolation -- Self-imposed/voluntary vs. enforced isolation -- The behavioral effects of social isolation -- The physiological effects of social isolation -- Conclusion: The uniquely human aspect of social isolation -- References -- 9 Increased hallucinations in patients with Alzheimer's disease during the Covid-19 lockdown: A presentation of two cases -- The two cases -- Hallucination assessment and results -- Discussion -- Conflict of interest -- References -- 10 Eating disorders during a coronavirus pandemic -- Introduction -- Eating disorders -- Eating disorder symptomatology -- Mental health.
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Impact of the media on eating disorders -- Exercise limitations -- Food access -- Roles and family dynamics -- Social isolation and decreased social support -- Clinical implications -- Inpatient -- Outpatient -- Telehealth -- Guided self-help -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Obsessive-compulsive disorder during and after Covid-19 pandemic -- Introduction -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- How to decide excessive behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic? -- Effect of Covid-19 pandemic on OCD patients -- Expected increase in OCD prevalence -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part II Recent topics on impact of COVID-19 on health -- 12 The role of nutrition in respiratory disease and COVID-19 management -- Introduction -- Background -- Nutrition and immunity -- Nutrition infection cycle -- Nutrition and infectivity -- Nutrition and disease recovery -- Nutrition and respiratory illness -- Nutrition and respiratory infectivity -- Nutrition and immunity against respiratory illness -- Nutrition and recovery from respiratory illness -- Nutrition and COVID-19 -- Contemporary evidence on nutrition and COVID-19 -- Nutrition and immune development in COVID-19 -- Nutrition and COVID-19 infectivity -- Nutrition and recoveries from COVID-19 -- Nutrition for optimal mental health during COVID-19 -- Nutrition in management of COVID-19 -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Physical activity as a counteracting measure to mitigate the harmful effects of COVID-19 lockdowns: Special focus on hea ... -- Introduction -- Preventing COVID-19 spread -- Consequences of COVID-19 on health -- Sedentary behavior, bed rest, and physical inactivity during COVID-19 lockdown -- Why are physical activity and sports important for health? -- Physical activity and sports in healthy adults -- Physical activity and sports in elderly.
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Physical activity and sports in children and adolescents -- Physical activity and sports in athletes -- Physical activity in individuals with Down syndrome -- Why do those with Down syndrome have a major risk of being infected with SARS COV 2? -- How physical exercise can improve those with Down syndrome -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Parenting through the COVID-19 pandemic -- Introduction -- The changing landscape of parenting -- Relational models of the parent-child dynamic -- COVID-19 parental stressors -- Health anxiety -- Role collision and navigation -- The worker -- The teacher -- The guidance counselor -- Financial burden -- Sleep deprivation -- Family separation -- Parental burnout -- Family violence -- Parental coping through COVID-19 -- Parent-led posttraumatic growth -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 Compliance with health-protective behaviors in relation to COVID-19: The roles of health-related misinformation, percei ... -- Introduction -- Health-related misinformation -- The propagation of health-related misinformation on social media -- Factors associated with the sharing of COVID-19 misinformation -- Evidence of the association between belief in conspiracy theories and COVID-19 health-protective behaviors -- Perceived risk and health-protective behaviors -- The role of personality traits in the adoption of health-protective behaviors -- Summary and conclusion -- References -- 16 Social media use, experiences of social connectedness and wellbeing during COVID-19 -- Literature review -- Social connectedness and psychological wellbeing -- Social media and social connectedness -- Social media and negative impacts on psychological wellbeing -- Methodological limitations of research relating to social media use and wellbeing -- Rationale -- Method -- Results -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Discussion.
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Conclusions and further research.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780128242889
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 0128242892
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780128242896
Additional Edition:
Print version. Mental health effects of Covid-19. London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press, [2021] ISBN 0128242892
Language:
English