Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
for Civil Society Organizations
TheCoronaviruspandemicis
inducingaconsiderabledegreeof
fear,worry,andconcern.
Psychologicalimpactincludes
elevatedratesofstressand
anxiety.
(WHO,2020)
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PsychologicalImpactofCOVIDͲ19inPH
Inastudyconductedwithatotalof1,879 completed
onlinesurveys,itstatesthatduringtheearlyphaseofthe
pandemic.
1/4
ofrespondentsreportedmoderateͲ
toͲsevereanxiety
1/6
reportedmoderateͲtoͲseveredepression
andpsychologicalimpact
Datagatheredfrom
March28– April12,2020
Tee,M.L.,Tee,C.A.,Anlacan,J.P.,Aligam,K.,Reyes,P.,Kuruchittham,V.,&Ho,R.C.(2020).
PsychologicalimpactofCOVIDͲ19pandemicinthePhilippines. Journalofaffectivedisorders, 277,379–
391.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.043
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PsychologicalImpactofCOVIDͲ19inAsia
• MiddleͲincomecountriesinAsia
thatexperiencedtheimpactof
theCOVIDͲ19pandemicon
physicalandmentalhealth
includeChina,Iran,Malaysia,
Pakistan,Thailand,Vietnam,and
thePhilippines.(2021)
• Therewere4,479Asianswho
completedthequestionnaire.
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