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Keywords
Pandemic
Mental health
Mental disorders
Psychological impact
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Abstract
Objective: To analyze the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the general population; and assess the factors that lead and aggravate psychological disorders and factors that bring tranquility to the population. Methods: A systematic review was performed with searches on Medline/PubMed platforms with the descriptors: Anxiety; Depression; Mental health; Mental disorders; Coronavirus, in addition to the keywords: Covid-19, Pandemic and Psichological impact. The search found 312 texts where 234 were excluded because they are identical studies, leaving 78 that were evaluated by reading their titles and abstracts, leaving a total of 12 texts for inclusion in the study. Results: The literature points to an increase in mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic in different population groups, in addition to the higher prevalence of depression in people with the disease. Small groups showed satisfaction with having more time to pay attention to their own mental health. Final considerations: Psychological and social support strategies are needed in order to mitigate possible psychological disorders, and further studies are needed to assess the longitudinal impact and psychosocial responses between different population subgroups during the pandemic.