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Chism 1
Lauren Chism
Professor Mike Kiggins
ENGL-1010-V06
15 November 2022
mental Health In The Post-Pandemic Era
Choi, Kristen R., et al. “A second pandemic: Mental health spillover from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).” Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 26.4 (2020): 340-343. Retrieved from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1078390320919803
The article asserts that the globe is already dealing with a Corona-virus induced pandemic in the mental health realm. Choi et al. recognize the strategic importance of the novel Coronavirus pandemic towards carving an ideal picture of the actual situation in the mental health realm. The article confirms that most societies are now dealing with mental illnesses that exploded during the Coronavirus pandemic (Choi et al.). Mental illness is another pandemic born during the pandemic, and the globe is still dealing with it.
The audience should know that mental illnesses existed before the Coronavirus pandemic. However, the pandemic exasperated an already bad situation and made it an explosion long after containing the pandemic.
One of this article’s specific strengths is that it is recent. It was authored during the pandemic era. Hence, observations recorded in the article are recent occurrences. This source has helped my research since it aids in understanding how to distress related to the Coronavirus pandemic led to the realization that mental health is a grossly underserved sector in healthcare administration.
Vadivel, Ramyadarshni, et al. “Mental health in the post-COVID-19 era: Challenges and the way forward.” General psychiatry 34.1 (2021). Retrieved From: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7875255/
The article asserts that the post-pandemic era has seen increased awareness and an explosion of mental health conditions. It has evidenced the gross disparities in providing mental health services with the increasing burden (Vadivel et al.). The audience should know that the pandemic was a trigger for mental health conditions.
The article’s strengths lay in its currency. It is a current article published during the pandemic. Hence, all the observations are valid and still need updating. However, one weakness of this article is that the data focuses mainly on the pandemic era and little about the pre-pandemic period, despite the evidence that mental illnesses existed before the pandemic and the underfunding of mental health services.
This article is helpful for my research since it responds directly to my research concern. Hence, it gave me valid insights and expanded my knowledge regarding why change is needed in the underserved mental health sector.
Greenberg, Neil. “Mental health of healthcare workers in the COVID-19 era.” Nature Reviews Nephrology 16.8 (2020): 425-426. Retrieved from: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-0314-5
The article traces the plight of healthcare workers during the height of the pandemic. Healthcare workers increased their caseload and worked long hours in risky environments, significantly reducing the time to relax and spend with their families to respond to and manage patients (Greenberg). The audience should know that medics worked in a grossly traumatizing environment and were expected to be morally considerate and responsible. This heavily affected their mental well-being as some contracted the virus while others succumbed.
The article’s greatest strength is that it is very recent and published during the pandemic, making the literature valid. One weakness of this article is that it does not delve into the mental illnesses of medical care workers before the pandemic.
This resource has helped me with my research since it has built my knowledge of what the pandemic did in the mental health sector. Besides building my knowledge, it has also helped me understand the change in mental health patterns and why more needs to be done to improve mental health services among medics.
Works Cited
Choi, Kristen R., et al. “A second pandemic: Mental health spillover from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).” Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 26.4 (2020): 340-343. Retrieved from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1078390320919803
Greenberg, Neil. “Mental health of healthcare workers in the COVID-19 era.” Nature Reviews Nephrology 16.8 (2020): 425-426. Retrieved from: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-0314-5
Vadivel, Ramyadarshni, et al. “Mental health in the post-COVID-19 era: Challenges and the way forward.” General psychiatry 34.1 (2021). Retrieved From: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7875255/