The COVID-19 pandemic, which has recently begun to slow down, leaves its own problems related to mental health. The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) said the prevalence of mental problems increased 1-2 times during the pandemic.
“The pandemic (COVID-19) condition is exacerbating or increasingly affecting mental health,” said Director of Mental Health at the Ministry of Health, drg Vensya Sitohang, Friday (13/5/2022).
Dr. Hervita Diatri, SpKJ explained, there are four groups exposed to mental disorders. The first is the group that previously did not have mental health problems, then had to experience mental disorders.
The second group, according to Dr. Hervita, has experienced mental health problems from the start, for example due to domestic violence. The pandemic has made intimacy with perpetrators of violence even more intense, so that the problem of mental disorders is increasing.
The third group is a group experiencing physical health which then has difficulty accessing health services. Anxiety causes the disease to get worse, which then affects mental health.
Finally, the fourth group was mostly found around July 2021 when the second wave of COVID-19 occurred. Mentioned, the risk of mental disorders persist due to reduced oxygen supply to the brain when there is a shortage of oxygen.
Mental health problems that are also in the spotlight are the tendency to end one’s life. In the early 5 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey stated that 1 in 5 people in Indonesia aged 15-29 had thought about ending their life.
“Furthermore, 1 year after the pandemic by different surveys, data obtained from 2 out of 5 people are thinking about committing suicide. And now in early 2022, about 1 in 2 people are thinking about ending their life,” said Dr. Hervita.
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