COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues
The COVID-19 pandemic has pressed a pause button on global economic development, and induced significant mental health problems. In order to demonstrate the progressed relationship between the pandemic, economic slowdown, and mental health burden, we overviewed the global-level gross domestic produc...
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author | Yimiao Gong Yimiao Gong Xiaoxing Liu Yongbo Zheng Yongbo Zheng Huan Mei Huan Mei Jianyu Que Kai Yuan Wei Yan Le Shi Shiqiu Meng Yanping Bao Yanping Bao Lin Lu Lin Lu |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has pressed a pause button on global economic development, and induced significant mental health problems. In order to demonstrate the progressed relationship between the pandemic, economic slowdown, and mental health burden, we overviewed the global-level gross domestic product changes and mental problems variation since the outbreak of COVID-19, and reviewed comprehensively the specific sectors influenced by the pandemic, including international trade, worldwide travel, education system, healthcare system, and individual employment. We hope to provide timely evidence to help with the promotion of policymakers’ effective strategies in mitigating economic losses induced by the pandemic; we suggest different governments or policy makers in different countries to share information and experience in dealing with COVID-19-induced economic slowdown and promote COVID-19 vaccine popularization plan to protect every individual worldwide against the coronavirus essentially; and we appeal international information share and collaboration to minimize stigmatization related to adverse mental consequences of COVID-19 and to increase mental health wellbeings of people all over the world. |
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spelling | doaj.art-5180abea140841c9b7442ab729823c2a2022-12-21T20:03:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-03-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.777350777350COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health IssuesYimiao Gong0Yimiao Gong1Xiaoxing Liu2Yongbo Zheng3Yongbo Zheng4Huan Mei5Huan Mei6Jianyu Que7Kai Yuan8Wei Yan9Le Shi10Shiqiu Meng11Yanping Bao12Yanping Bao13Lin Lu14Lin Lu15Peking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaPeking-Tsinghua Centre for Life Sciences and PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaPeking-Tsinghua Centre for Life Sciences and PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaNational Institute on Drug Dependence and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaNational Institute on Drug Dependence and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaNational Institute on Drug Dependence and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, ChinaPeking-Tsinghua Centre for Life Sciences and PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaThe COVID-19 pandemic has pressed a pause button on global economic development, and induced significant mental health problems. In order to demonstrate the progressed relationship between the pandemic, economic slowdown, and mental health burden, we overviewed the global-level gross domestic product changes and mental problems variation since the outbreak of COVID-19, and reviewed comprehensively the specific sectors influenced by the pandemic, including international trade, worldwide travel, education system, healthcare system, and individual employment. We hope to provide timely evidence to help with the promotion of policymakers’ effective strategies in mitigating economic losses induced by the pandemic; we suggest different governments or policy makers in different countries to share information and experience in dealing with COVID-19-induced economic slowdown and promote COVID-19 vaccine popularization plan to protect every individual worldwide against the coronavirus essentially; and we appeal international information share and collaboration to minimize stigmatization related to adverse mental consequences of COVID-19 and to increase mental health wellbeings of people all over the world.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.777350/fullCOVID-19economic slowdownmental health issuesGDPinternational tradeunemployment |
spellingShingle | Yimiao Gong Yimiao Gong Xiaoxing Liu Yongbo Zheng Yongbo Zheng Huan Mei Huan Mei Jianyu Que Kai Yuan Wei Yan Le Shi Shiqiu Meng Yanping Bao Yanping Bao Lin Lu Lin Lu COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues Frontiers in Psychology COVID-19 economic slowdown mental health issues GDP international trade unemployment |
title | COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues |
title_full | COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues |
title_short | COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues |
title_sort | covid 19 induced economic slowdown and mental health issues |
topic | COVID-19 economic slowdown mental health issues GDP international trade unemployment |
url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.777350/full |
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