COVID-19 lockdown: Psychological effects

Abstract

With the world facing one of its biggest challenges since World War II amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are coming up with various effective measures to prevent the inexorable spread of the virus in the community Surprisingly, China at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic placed only about 760 million people under [[1]] The has reduced the spread of the virus but as expected it has had a severe adverse effect on the economy It needs to be emphasized that the future spread of Covid-19 in India will be determined not by indefinitely continuing the but by how efficiently we continue infection prevention and control behavior post-lockdown [[3]] Lockdowns, Isolation, and Mental Health In view of the use of enforced and prolonged national lockdown to combat the Covid 19 pandemic in India, it is imperative to understand its effects on peoples' mental health COVID-19 pandemic and measures impact on mental health among the general population in Italy [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil University is the property of Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )