The new type of coronavirus epidemic, which emerged in November 2019 and affected the whole world, has now reached 71 million cases and 1.6 million deaths worldwide, according to the current data of the World Health Organization. In the face of this situation, people faced great mental pressure as well as physical protection efforts, and the situation took its place in the literature as Covid-19 Anxiety. Scientists, who aim to make inferences about today by examining the years when similar epidemics occurred in the past years, have written that, according to their first findings, fears of death, separation, suffering and losing loved ones cause people to face situations such as panic, fear, excitement and stress. The World Health Organization announced the Covid 19 epidemic as a global epidemic on March 11, 2020, and announced that all countries of the world should take a common stance in the fight against the epidemic. In research conducted since that date, a state of panic, stress, fear and excitement, described as the fear of contracting the Covid-19 virus, has begun in individuals. It has been observed and recorded in research that people infected with the virus are less stressed than their mood before they got sick. According to the WHO recommendations, which were approved and recommended by the Ministry of Health in Turkey, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals should work together in this period for psychological disorders that will be experienced during the pandemic period all over the world, and that regular and realistic information about the covid-19 epidemic should be provided. It was emphasized that it should be shared openly and clearly with the society and that all kinds of information should be conveyed to people and enlightened them. Psychological support should be provided face to face when conditions allow, and remotely (via phone and internet) when it is not possible.
It is emphasized that it is necessary to remind people that this difficult period is temporary and that their hopes for life should not be lost, and what the individual should do in case of stress and panic is summarized by health institutions as follows;
Stop. Breathe. Think .
Contact us. Determine your health routine. Do not forget to show kindness.
Do not hesitate to ask for support.
Individuals should be informed that they should not hesitate to get support and should consult experts for the treatment of anxiety disorder caused by the covid-19 epidemic during this period.
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