Mental Health Problems Due To COVID-19 In Low-Income Group

Abstract

The changes in aggregate health indicators over eras of economic expansion and recession suggest that recent economic recessions trigger various mental health symptoms. A causal relationship between job loss and losses to one's psychological and physical health has also been demonstrated through studies. When there is a sharp macroeconomic fall, there are noticeable social class disparities in the frequency of mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and panic. The COVID-19 epidemic is shown from the viewpoint of mental health, and this article argues two of these causes; financial uncertainty and misery/depression/anxiety. The objective is to guide future psychiatric research on COVID-19 and mental well-being and to broaden the discussion of the differential impact. Scholars, mental health specialists, and community health workers are given recommendations on how to lessen the negative impact on it of vulnerable groups, especially those with lower incomes, those who need government assistance, and those with ongoing medical concerns. These persons might not have the appropriate social and financial resources to successfully deal with new social and psychological stressors. Anxiety, trauma, and Posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) are among the mental health diseases that are most vulnerable in low-class society; these conditions are already the leading causes of disability globally, as per Global Burden of Disease research. Due to increasing exposure to established risk determinants, including economic burden, job uncertainty, and joblessness, the pandemic shows a spike in suicide rates globally.