COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues.

Kai Yuan,Le Shi,Shiqiu Meng,Xiaoxing Liu,Huan Mei,Yanping Bao,Lin Lu,Wei Yan,Jianyu Que,Yongbo Zheng,Yimiao Gong

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.777350

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has pressed a pause button on global economic development, and induced significant mental health problems. In order to demonstrate the progressed relationship between the pandemic, economic slowdown, and mental health burden, we overviewed the global-level gross domestic product changes and mental problems variation since the outbreak of COVID-19, and reviewed comprehensively the specific sectors influenced by the pandemic, including international trade, worldwide travel, education system, healthcare system, and individual employment. We hope to provide timely evidence to help with the promotion of policymakers’ effective strategies in mitigating economic losses induced by the pandemic; we suggest different governments or policy makers in different countries to share information and experience in dealing with COVID-19-induced economic slowdown and promote COVID-19 vaccine popularization plan to protect every individual worldwide against the coronavirus essentially; and we appeal international information share and collaboration to minimize stigmatization related to adverse mental consequences of COVID-19 and to increase mental health wellbeings of people all over the world.

Highlights

Since the first outbreak of COVID-19 caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 at the end of 2019, the coronavirus has been keeping hovering all over the world and depressing the world populations’ lives like a huge mist
In this review article, we aimed to present the connection between the COVID-19 Economic & Mental Health Issues three – we overviewed the changes of global-level gross domestic product (GDP) and variation in mental problems since the outbreak of COVID-19, reviewed comprehensively the specific sectors influenced by the pandemic, and looked at the role that cultural and national differences might play in this relationship
We reviewed the current status of global major economies with the influence of the COVID-19, mental health problems induced by the outbreak, as well as particular sectors seriously damaged by the outbreak and related mental health responses

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Since the first outbreak of COVID-19 caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 at the end of 2019, the coronavirus has been keeping hovering all over the world and depressing the world populations’ lives like a huge mist. COVID-19 Economic & Mental Health Issues three – we overviewed the changes of global-level gross domestic product (GDP) and variation in mental problems since the outbreak of COVID-19, reviewed comprehensively the specific sectors influenced by the pandemic, and looked at the role that cultural and national differences might play in this relationship. Shi et al (2021a) from China reported a higher persistent prevalence of depression and insomnia (33.6 and 35.3% vs 30 and 29.8%, respectively) from first wave of pandemic to the aftermath of the outbreak (Shi et al, 2021a) These reports suggested the huge adverse effect of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health conditions (Badellino et al, 2021). We list specific economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, including international trade, travel, education system, healthcare system, and individual employment, as well as mental health problems related to these economic impacts. COVID-19 has a negative effect on the balance of the relation-driven global trade and the limited

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