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Heidarimoghadam, R., Babamiri, M., Alipour, N., Zemestani, M., Heidarimoghadam, R., Shekari, M. and Griffiths, M.D. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524,
2023.
Psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health among Iranians.
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 17 (1): e131583.
ISSN 1735-8639
Abstract
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its consequences may impact individuals’ mental health.
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the psychological status of individuals during the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran following the government’s social distancing plan.
Methods: Data from 1,524 people were collected using a cross-sectional web-based survey via social media. Demographic variables and psychological status were evaluated using the General Health Questionnaire, Stress Response Inventory, and Brunel Mood Scale.
Results: Individuals reported that their mental health functioning decreased during the pandemic. Four factors were associated with increased stress: (1) fear of getting sick; (2) indefinite quarantine duration; (3) impaired daily activities; and (4) reduced social communication. One-third of the participants reported physical symptoms (32.7%), 47% anxiety, 72% social dysfunction, and 28.3% depression. Approximately half of the participants (52.2%) reported mental health disorder symptoms. Detrimental mental health characteristics were higher among females, younger people, and single people.
Conclusions: Health policies should be implemented to help reduce the psychological burden during and after the Iranian government’s Social Distancing Plan, especially among females, single people, and younger people.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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| Publication Title: | Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | ||||||
| Creators: | Heidarimoghadam, R., Babamiri, M., Alipour, N., Zemestani, M., Heidarimoghadam, R., Shekari, M. and Griffiths, M.D. | ||||||
| Publisher: | Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences | ||||||
| Date: | 2023 | ||||||
| Volume: | 17 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1735-8639 | ||||||
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| Rights: | This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International License. | ||||||
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher | ||||||
| Date Added: | 27 Jun 2023 08:22 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2023 08:22 | ||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49284 |
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