Psychosocial Intervention of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Coping Strategies

Abstract

The 2019 coronavirus illness (COVID-19), which originated in China, has spread over the world in the start of 2020. Around the world, there have been a rising number of confirmed cases and deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant psychiatric and psychosocial morbidity among the general public as well as health-care workers. Multiple agencies have proposed a variety of standards for dealing with mental health issues. This study looks at some of the mental health issues of vulnerable population with focus on various coping strategies. This paper discusses the application and utility  of various coping interventions namely physiological interventions, cognitive interventions, behavioral interventions to cope with psychosocial aspects of COVID-19. The above techniques have been found to be useful if applied by trained mental health professionals.