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COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Dorota Lesiak*

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 resulting in a real global challenging health crisis. From early days of the pandemic, there were concerns regarding the pandemic impact on the human health including the mental health .This paper presents a review for some existing literature related to the impact of COVID-19 infection pandemic on the emotional and mental health of the newly diagnosed and patients with pre-existing mental disorders. The review included 8 papers, the findings demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant impact on the mental well being of the affected populations.

Keywords: COVID-19, SARS, MERS, Anxiety, Depression, Insomina, Breast cancer.