The Pandemic and Mental Disorders
Covid-19, its protocols, and restrictions have generated extreme levels of stress and anxiety, as well as concerns about health, social isolation, employment, finances, and the challenge of combining work and family obligations across the population. All these situations have kept us awake at a time when restful sleep is particularly important to adaptively face this crisis and help us keep a strong immune system and they have greatly altered existing mental disorders. According to INSPIRA and the CDC, this crisis has exacerbated the following 5 mental conditions: • Anxiety disorder • Depression • Eating disorders • Personality disorder • Use and dependence on alcohol and drugs What
