فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

The COVID‑19 pandemic has disordered the lives of millions in an unprecedented way. A state ofmental health crisis has emerged across the globe. The lifestyle and well‑being of the individual andsocial integrity have been adversely affected. One‑third of US citizens and one in five Indian citizenssuffer from depression due to this pandemic. This scoping review aimed to estimate the mental healthchallenges and their possible solutions in the recent two years (2020–2021). Our search strategyused search engines such as Medline, Google Scholar and PubMed. The search strategy used theMeSH keywords “Mental Health AND Covid‑19”. The findings emerged in the following key points:anxiety and depression, social isolation and quarantine, and vulnerable or high‑risk groups. Outof 216 articles screened, 20 were found eligible to meet the inclusion criteria. Most of the studiesfocused on psychological anxiety, stress and mental disorder during the pandemic. Psychosocialassessment and monitoring in the context of COVID‑19 should include inquiries about stressorsrelated to COVID‑19, like exposure to infected sources, infected family members, loss of loved ones,physical distance; secondary adverse events like economic loss, psychosocial effects like depression,anxiety, psychosomatic preoccupations, insomnia, increased substance use, domestic violence; andindicators of vulnerability like pre‑existing physical or psychological conditions.