Impact of counseling on psychological health during lockdown of Covid-19

Abstract

Covid-19 is one of the biggest issues of the world. It is an untreatable and communicable disease. Therefore lots of countries are in a lockdown process. Our government has also announced lockdown since mid of March 2020. During this pandemic people are feeling psychological presser like anxiety, depression and stress because they are not able to come out their homes and are not in a position to fulfill their needs. In this situation central and state government has launched various types of counseling programs to reduce their psychological presser. Counseling is one of the best strategies in which counselors provide support to the people to keep them healthy. Now, this is a part of regular follow up by psychologists, during this pandemic of covid-19. The main intention of this study is to know the impact of counseling on the psychological health of adults. There were two groups in the study-one group was counseling taker (including quarantined people) and another group was without counseling taker. Every group had 50 adults and they were selected by purposive sampling method through online and from quarantine centre. All the samples were administered Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scale to measure their psychological health. The present study reveals that counseling taker adults had less anxiety, depression

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“…The pandemic has left a psychic scar that still needs tending. With psychological pressures like depression, anxiety, and stress that then may manifest into health issues like insomnia and substance abuse, counseling is necessary to be able to support those who are affected [122]. Due to the social and physical distancing required by the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual means of support are no longer as accessible and have been disrupted immensely [123].…”

“…In response, countries have begun to adopt electronic mental health tools and, while the acceptance of these tools was quite minimal before the pandemic, they have now become the best and highest-quality solutions available given the circumstances brought about by the need for physical distancing [124,125]. As for how effective counseling during the pandemic is, research has shown that individuals who regularly attend counseling sessions experience lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress [122].…”

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“…Furthermore, social isolation measures and loneliness have shown to increase the risk of depression up to 9 years later. The duration rather than intensity of loneliness and the presence of previous mental health disorders are strong risk factors for these mental health symptoms [ 9 , 13 - 16 ].…”

“…With social distancing measures in place, digital solutions have provided new ways of medical care services and support. Online therapy sessions or “cyber-counselling” has become a reasonable counselling conveyance strategy during this pandemic [ 16 , 18 , 20 , 21 ]. An irrefutable advantage of online counselling is that of availability and reach.…”

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