What are the effects of the Corona virus on mental health, and does it cause depression and prompt suicide?

Abstract

Coronavirus affects society in general, and cases of corona phobia, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, increased addiction and suicide develop, and the current study examines whether it affects those infected with it during infection and after infection, and psychological injuries after infection with corona may reach 50% of patients. And what are the ways to mitigate the psychological effects of corona on society, balance in food, sleep and exercise, and compensate for social separation by communicating through other means, or in the event of symptoms that continue and increase, the patient’s condition must be evaluated and the appropriate treatment prescribed based on the diagnosis? While patients are in hospitals for treatment of corona, it is recommended that they be psychologically evaluated by psychiatrists in the hospital.