COVID-19 and Mental Health Challenges in Bangladesh

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Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences,2020,3,2,31-33.DOI:10.5530/amdhs.2020.2.8Published:July 2020Type:Short CommunicationAuthors:KM Amran Hossain, Susmita Roy, Mohammad Mosayed Ullah, Russell Kabir, and SM Yasir Arafat Author(s) affiliations:KM Amran Hossain1,*, Susmita Roy2, Mohammad Mosayed Ullah3, Russell Kabir4, SM Yasir Arafat5 1Department of Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Dhaka, BANGLADESH. 2Department of Psychiatry, Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College, Sylhet, BANGLADESH. 3Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. 4School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK. 5Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, BANGLADESH. Abstract:Bangladesh is expected to face a rapid upraise of SARS- CoV-2 outbreak and the nation is in a state of locked down. Evidences suggests a nation suffers a wide range of mental health issues related to anxiety, fear, isolation, depression, panic, emotional outburst and sleep disturbances during COVID 19 pandemic. The psychological impairments are significant to the diagnosed cases, suspected cases, quarantine cases, health workers and their families and relatives. But the health individual spending times with an experience of pandemic are also vulnerable for mental health crisis. There are structured approaches and strategies for the management of this crisis that needs to be taken into account for a comprehensive strategy to meet the spreading challenge in the next potential horizon of COVID 19. Keywords:Bangladesh, Challenges, COVID-19, Mental Health, PandemicView:PDF (334.48 KB)