新冠肺炎將影響全球心理健康

新冠肺炎將影響全球心理健康Thecoronaviruspandemicislikelytohavea"profoundandpervasiveimpact"onglobalmentalhealthasbillionsstruggletocopewithisolatedlivingandanxietyspikes,expertswarnedThursday.專家在上周四（4月16日）警告說，當(dāng)前有數(shù)十億民眾苦于應(yīng)對隔離生活以及焦慮情緒加劇等問題，新冠肺炎疫情很可能對全球心理健康造成“嚴(yán)重的普遍性影響”。InapaperpublishedinLancetPsychiatry,apanelof24specialistscallformorefundingforresearchintotheimpactsCOVID-19mayhaveonsociety'smentalwell-being.在發(fā)表于英國《柳葉刀?精神病學(xué)》期刊上的研究文章中，由24名專家組成的研究小組呼吁增加資金，以研究新冠肺炎可能給社會(huì)心理健康造成的影響。TwoaccompanyingsurveysoftheBritishpublicshowedthatmostpeoplequestionedhadexperiencedheightenedanxietyandfearofbecomingmentallyunwellsincethepandemicstruck.文章附有兩項(xiàng)對英國民眾進(jìn)行的調(diào)查，結(jié)果顯示，自從疫情暴發(fā)以來，大多數(shù)受訪者出現(xiàn)過焦慮情緒加劇以及擔(dān)心出現(xiàn)心理問題等狀況。"Wearealldealingwithunprecedenteduncertaintyandmajorchangestothewayweliveourlivesasaresultofcoronavirus,"saidleadauthorEmilyHolmesfromUppsalaUniversity'sdepartmentofpsychology.文章的主要作者、瑞典烏普薩拉大學(xué)心理學(xué)系的埃米莉?霍姆斯說“由于新冠病毒的出現(xiàn)，我們都在應(yīng)對前所未有的不確定性，以及生活方式的重大變化?！?Oursurveysshowthesechangesarealreadyhavingaconsiderableimpactonourmentalhealth."“我們的調(diào)查顯示，這些變化已經(jīng)對我們的心理健康產(chǎn)生了很大影響?！盩heauthorscalledforreal-timemonitoringofanxiety,depression,self-harmandsuicideacrosstheworld,aswellasthecreationoftreatmentprogramsthatcanbeaccessedremotely.該文的作者呼吁在全球范圍內(nèi)實(shí)時(shí)監(jiān)控焦慮癥、抑郁癥、自殘行為和自殺行為等，并建立遠(yuǎn)程治療項(xiàng)目。"Thisneedstobeonabiggerscalethanwehaveeverseenpreviously,andmustbecoordinated,targetedandcomprehensive,"saidMatthewHotopf,fromKing'sCollegeLondon'sInstituteofPsychiatry,PsychologyandNeuroscience.英國倫敦大學(xué)國王學(xué)院神經(jīng)病學(xué)、心理學(xué)和神經(jīng)學(xué)研究所的馬修?霍托普夫說“相關(guān)心理治療的規(guī)模需要超過以往水平，還必須相互協(xié)調(diào)、具有針對性和全面性?！?Aboveall,wewanttostressthatallnewinterventionsmustbeinformedbytopnotchresearchtomakesuretheywork."“我們尤其想要強(qiáng)調(diào)的是，所有新的干預(yù)措施都必須來自一流的研究，以確保能夠發(fā)揮作用。Studiesintothementalhealthimpactofpreviousdiseaseoutbreaks,suchastheSARSepidemicintheearly2000s,showedaclearincreaseinsuicideratesandthenumberofhealthcareworkerswhoexperienceemotionaldistress.針對過往疫情（如本世紀(jì)初暴發(fā)的非典疫情）心理健康影響的結(jié)果顯示，在此期間，自殺率明顯上升，出現(xiàn)情緒困擾的醫(yī)護(hù)人員數(shù)量也明顯增加。ButtheimpactoftheCOVID-19epidemicisunprecedented,withbillionsofpeopleforcedtoisolateathomeandnoendinsightevenaftersocialdistancingmeasuresareeased.而新冠肺炎疫情造成的影響前所未有，數(shù)十億民眾被迫居家隔離，即使保持社交距離的措施放松，也看不到結(jié)束的跡象。Thesurveys,conductedamongmorethan3,000peopleinBritain,showedawiderangeoffearsarisingfromthepandemic.這兩項(xiàng)對3000多名英國人開展的調(diào)查顯示，此次新冠肺炎疫情引發(fā)了十分普遍的憂慮情緒。Theseincludeincreasedanxiety,theeffectsofsocialisolation,thefearofbecomingmentallyunwellandaccessingcareifneeded.這些負(fù)面情緒包括焦慮加劇、社會(huì)隔離造成的心理影響、擔(dān)心出現(xiàn)心理問題，以及擔(dān)憂在需要時(shí)是否得到護(hù)理等。Theexpertscautionedthatthesesymptomswerelikelytocontinuewellintothefuture,evenafterthecurrentroundoflockdownsareeased.專家警告說，這些癥狀很可能延續(xù)很久，即便本輪封鎖放松后也會(huì)存在。Theauthorscalledforgovernmentfundingtoestablishspecialisedworkinggroupscomprisedofpeoplewithexperienceofmentalhealthimpactstoensureresearchandtreatmentareprioritised.文章的幾位作者呼吁政府資助建立由有心理健康干預(yù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人組成的專門工作組，以確保研究和治療得到優(yōu)先考慮。"Increasedsocialisolation,loneliness,healthanxiety,stressandaneconomicdownturnareaperfectstormtoharmpeople'smentalhealthandwell-being,"saidRoryO'Connor,professorofHealthPsychologyattheUniversityofGlasgow.英國格拉斯哥大學(xué)健康心理學(xué)教授羅里?奧康納說："社會(huì)隔離增加、孤獨(dú)感、為健康焦慮、精神壓力以及經(jīng)濟(jì)下滑會(huì)嚴(yán)重?fù)p害人們的心理健康。”Hesaidthatalackofinterventionriskedanexplosionofmentalhealthconditionssuchasanxietyanddepression,aswellasariseinalcoholanddrugaddiction.他說，缺乏干預(yù)或?qū)?dǎo)致焦慮和抑郁等心理健康問題激增，還會(huì)導(dǎo)致酗酒和毒癮等問題增多。"Thescale