The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in Malaysia: Current treatment and future recommendations

Amoneeta Beckstein and Balan Rathakrishnan and Paul B. Hutchings and Noor Hassline Mohamed (2021) The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in Malaysia: Current treatment and future recommendations. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 21. pp. 260-267. ISSN 16750306, 25903829

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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of Malaysian mental health in light of COVID-19. It discusses some of the current treatment options and how the crisis is being managed. A focused literature review was conducted. All relevant articles were included in the review. It offers research, policy, and multicultural practice suggestions for reducing the predicted upcoming mental health pandemic. There needs to be a multiculturally competent, multi-pronged public health strategy to address the psychological damage caused both during and after the pandemic. The government, health and mental health sectors, policymakers, and academic experts need to engage in a meaningful collaboration that leads to policies, resources, and actions to prevent future distress. This paper contributes to the knowledge about the mental health impact and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a less studied country.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	COVID-19, Malaysia, Mental Health, Pandemic, Treatment
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine > RA1001-1171 Forensic medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology > RM1-950 Therapeutics. Pharmacology > RM695-893 Physical medicine. Physical therapy Including massage, exercise, occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, phototherapy, radiotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences FACULTY > Faculty of Psychology and Education
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2023 08:38
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2023 08:38
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36100

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