Abstract
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine is the official journal of the Kandy Society of Medicine. It is a peer-reviewed journal currently published biannually. Original articles, reviews, brief reports, case reports, points of view, and letters to the editor, in all fields of medical science and practice are accepted for publication.The Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine is now indexed in DOAJ
Highlights
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) has caused major changes in health, economic and social aspects of the human civilisation
Sri Lanka suffered the Easter Sunday bomb blasts in 2019 which led to psychological trauma in children and increased child mental health referrals [7]
After 1-3 months from the virus clearance, 105 COVID-19 patients were assessed in Italy and 30% were found to have pathological depressive/anxiety scores which were associated with persistence of physical symptoms [17]
Summary
Citation: Chandradasa M., Kuruppuarachchi K.A.L.A.Ed. Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 29(2), pp 1-4 DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v29i2.218 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka and Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka
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