id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-291735-b6dksrbx Sukut, Ozge The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on people with severe mental illness 2020-09-19 .txt text/plain 1733 94 46 CONCLUSION: Given the psychosocial effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic process and the vulnerability of individuals with mental illness, it is clear that some preventive measures will increase the well‐being of these individuals and reduce relapses. Ignoring the effect of the outbreak on people with mental illness will not only inhibit the measures taken to prevent further spread of COVID-19, but also increase existing health inequalities. The individual with severe mental illness are more sensitive against infection for various reasons such as decreasing cognitive ability and awareness of self-care, using medication continuously and limited conditions in psychiatry clinics. 8 This can lead to an increase the risk of infection, including pneumonia, in individuals with mental health illness. Prevention measures such as isolation and quarantine can lead to fear, anxiety, and uncertainty for patients, causing to increase the diseases related with stress and at the same time it can cause exacerbation of pre-existing mental disorders. ./cache/cord-291735-b6dksrbx.txt ./txt/cord-291735-b6dksrbx.txt