The impact of covid-19 on world’s mental health: an integrative review

COVID-19 (Corona Vírus Disease-2019) is a sharp disease caused by the new Corona Vírus that can be lethal, it has affected more than 200 countries, causing countless illnesses and deaths. One of the coping measures is the isolation, needed to contain the diseases’s spread. However, it can generate psychological suffering, compromising the mental health of the population. Thus, is important to study the impact of those coping measures against COVID-19 in population’s emotional and psychological health, as well as other aspects of the pandemic, like fear of the contamination, death and loss of family and friends. This article has as a goal evaluate the scientific production about the impact of COVID-19 on world’s mental health between January and May of 2020. It’s a integrative review that analysed a sample of ninearticles. As results, it was observed that all the studies (100%) showed scientific evidences of the impact that COVID19 can have on population’s mental health. It follows, that updated and precised information about the pandemic, as well as quickness and congruence of governmentactions, ruled on science and ethical principles, impact positively on population’s physical and mental health.