Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of hospitalized patients

Authors

  • Patricia Margarita Paredes Pérez Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez. Unidad de Psiquiatría. Departamento de Salud Mental. Quito–Ecuador
  • Jesus Elias Dawaher Dawaher Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez. Unidad de Infectología. Departamento de Medicina Interna. Quito–Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2117-1656
  • María Fernanda Chérrez Paredes Libre ejercicio. Quito-Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18537/RFCM.38.02.06

Keywords:

COVID-19, coronavirus infections, mental health, pandemics, risk factors

Abstract

Introduction: the COVID-19 pandemic means a great impact on the mental health of hospitalized patients, either due to isolation, uncertainty, their own health, generating various emergencies and psychiatric urgencies that must be addressed.

Objective: to define the intervention strategy of the health personnel to provide a timely, efficient and effective medical response that minimizes the impact that COVID-19 produces on the mental health of hospitalized patients.

Method: a literature review was carried out on the treatment of psychiatric emergencies in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, the search included databases such as PubMed, Medscape and Google Scholar. The search terms included SARS-CoV-2, MERSCoV, and COVID-19 in combination with mental health, treatment, and pharmacology.

Results: articles on psychiatric disorders of the COVID-19 pandemic in hospitalized patients and the protocols to be implemented in psychiatric emergencies were reviewed.

Conclusions: the COVID-19 pandemic has generated alterations in the mental health of the population such as anxiety and depression, mainly in hospitalized patients, requiring emerging protocols in those with previous psychiatric pathology.

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Published

2020-08-31

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 2 (2020): Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca

Section

Bibliographic Review

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