Even before the pandemic, mental health systems in most countries have historically been under-resourced and disorganized in their service delivery.
“Meeting the additional demand for mental health services due to Covid-19 will be a challenge, but taking no action should not be an option,” Santomauro added.
To date, no studies have analyzed the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders in 2020.
To reach this conclusion, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify population survey data published between January 1, 2020 and January 29, 2021 that met the criteria receive.
Most studies were from Western Europe (22) and high-income North America (14), with others from Australasia (5), high-income Asia Pacific (5), East Asia (2 ) and Central Europe (1).
Meta-analysis indicates that increased rates of covid-19 infections and reduced mobility of people are associated with higher rates of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders, showing that affected countries The heaviest in 2020 was an increase in disorder rates.
In the absence of a pandemic, model estimates suggest there would have been 193 million cases of major depressive disorder (2,471 cases per 100,000 population) globally in 2020.
