Influence of COVID‑19 Pandemic on the Psychological Condition and Mental Health of Different Types of Population: A Narrative Review

Sara Karimi Zeverdegani

Abstract


One of the most important occupational and environmental pollutants are biological agents such as various types of viruses. Recently the 2019‑nCoV causes lower respiratory tract disease, called novel coronavirus pneumonia that in addition to causes physical disorders, can lead to mental health problems. This study looks at some of the articles that deal with psychological problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic in different groups of people. For this purpose, a review of the published literature was performed in some databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, Elsevier) and related references were used.

Keywords


COVID‑19; environmental exposure; occupational exposure

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