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A Systematic Review on the Mental Health Status of Patients Infected With Monkeypox Virus

  • Anila Jaleel (Department of Biochemistry, Shalimar Medical and Dental College) ;
  • Ghulam Farid (Shalimar Medical and Dental College) ;
  • Haleema Irfan (Department of Biochemistry, Shalimar Medical and Dental College) ;
  • Khalid Mahmood (Information Management, University of Punjab) ;
  • Saeeda Baig (Department of Biochemistry, Ziauddin University)
  • Received : 2023.10.13
  • Accepted : 2023.12.06
  • Published : 2024.04.01
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to extract and summarize the literature on the mental health status of patients with monkeypox. Methods: This review was carried out according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines using different databases and publishers such as Scopus, Sage, ScienceDirect, PubMed, BMJ, Wiley Online Library, Wolters Kluwer OVID-SP, and Google Scholar. The literature review was based on monkeypox and mental health. The year of publication was 2021-2023, during the monkeypox disease period. Data were extracted from opinions, editorials, empirical studies, and surveys. Results: Based on the literature related to the mental status of patients with monkeypox, the following themes and subthemes were identified: anxiety and depression, self-harm and suicidal tendencies, neuropsychiatric symptoms, mental health, social stigma, sex workers, vaccination, and stress-related diseases. Conclusion: A review of monkeypox virus infection studies reveals that 25%-50% of patients experience anxiety and depression due to isolation, boredom, and loneliness. Factors such as infected people, a lack of competence among healthcare professionals, and shame over physical symptoms exacerbate mental insults. The implications of society include increased self-harm, suicide, low productivity, fear of stigmatization, and transmission of infection.

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The authors thank the Principal of Shalamar Medical and Dental College for supporting the research.

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