Abstract
The outburst of coronavirus in December 2019 from Wuhan, China led to the global COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic by the WHO at the beginning of 2020. This resulted in lockdowns in many countries as a preventive measure. Due to the lockdowns, people were forced to stay at home, which increased the feeling of loneliness, anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts. Mental health is the least discussed topic but most important. With the outbreak of the highly infectious virus, public fear, anxiety, stress due to lethality, and uncertainty also follows. This review article is aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of individuals and groups of individuals. A twenty percent increase in mental illnesses was reported in a survey by the Indian Psychiatric Society since the coronavirus outbreak in India. In China, a study showed 16.5% moderate to severe depressive symptoms, 28.8% moderate to severe anxiety symptoms, and 8.1% moderate to severe stress due to COVID-19. Different countries all over the world showed similar statistics. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has probably been the greatest pandemic in modernized human history. To prevent the transmission of coronavirus, the lockdown was imposed, which forced everyone to stay at home. The isolation had an adverse effect on the mental health of individuals.
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