The Relationship between Mental Disorders and the COVID-19 Pandemic-Course, Risk Factors, and Potential Consequences

Agnieszka Markiewicz-Gospodarek; Aleksandra Górska; Renata Markiewicz; Zuzanna Chilimoniuk; Marcin Czeczelewski; Jacek Baj; Ryszard Maciejewski; Jolanta Masiak

doi:10.3390/ijerph19159573

The Relationship between Mental Disorders and the COVID-19 Pandemic-Course, Risk Factors, and Potential Consequences

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 4;19(15):9573. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159573.

Authors

Agnieszka Markiewicz-Gospodarek¹, Aleksandra Górska¹, Renata Markiewicz², Zuzanna Chilimoniuk³, Marcin Czeczelewski⁴, Jacek Baj¹, Ryszard Maciejewski¹, Jolanta Masiak⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 4 Jaczewskiego St., 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
² Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Lublin, 18 Szkolna St., 20-124 Lublin, Poland.
³ Student Scientific Group, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 6a (SPSK1) Langiewicza St., 20-032 Lublin, Poland.
⁴ Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 8b Jaczewskiego St., 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
⁵ II Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Głuska (SPSK Nr 1) St., 20-059 Lublin, Poland.

Abstract

In this review the authors discuss that COVID-19 has already had a direct impact on the physical health of many people and that it appears to have put at risk the mental health of large populations. In this review, we also discuss the relationship between mental disorders and the SARS-CoV-2 infection. We convey the disorders' risk factors and the more serious mental disorder consequences of COVID-19. People with mental health disorders could be more susceptible to the emotional responses brought on by the COVID-19 epidemic. The COVID-19 pandemic may adversely influence the mental health of patients with already diagnosed mental disorders. For the aim of dealing better with the psychological problems of people afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, new psychological procedures are required.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; bipolar disorder; depression; health problems; mental disorders; pandemic; schizophrenia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Depression
Humans
Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
Mental Disorders* / psychology
Pandemics
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.