Different methods of treating psychological problems during COVID-۱۹ pandemic

Background: The coronavirus disease ۲۰۱۹ (COVID-۱۹) pandemic has had adverse mental health effects including depression, anxiety, and loneliness worldwide.Objective: to investigate different methods of controlling the mental health problems during COVID-۱۹ pandemic.Method: we searched Pubmed, Scopus, and Google Scholar search engines during Jan ۲۰۲۰ to Jan ۲۰۲۳. The keywords that have been searched include “COVID-۱۹”, “depression”, “anxiety”, “mental health”, and “treatment”. Review articles, letters, and non-English articles were excluded.Result and discussion: Some methods that have been evaluated in recent literatures to treat psychological problems during COVID-۱۹ pandemic were peer education intervention, empathy-focused program, behavioral activation, mindfulness program, mobile phone-based intervention, curbing anxiety and depression using lifestyle medicine, group and personal exercise programs, tai chi, social determinants, emotional freedom techniques, dance therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and internet-based self-help interventions.Conclusion: mental health problems that have become prevalent during COVID-۱۹ pandemic can be effectively reduced by some methods that were mentioned in this study.

Keywords:

COVID-۱۹ , depression , anxiety , mental health.