Hunger as a driver of depressive symptoms : optimising responses to mental health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Date
2021-07
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has had major implications for mental
health, and much has been written about clinical interventions
and health policy to address this. In South Africa (SA) and other
low- and middle-income countries, this mental health burden may
have unique aspects. In the international literature, symptoms of
depression may be driven by experiences of food insecurity and
hunger. In the context of the pandemic, in which food insecurity and
hunger are on the rise, hunger as a driver of poor mental health in the
pandemic warrants further discussion.
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CITATION: Hunt, X. et al. 2021. Hunger as a driver of depressive symptoms : optimising responses to mental health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. South African Medical Journal, 111(7):604-605, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i7.15754.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Psychological aspects, Depression, Mental, Hunger, Emotions
Citation
Hunt, X. et al. 2021. Hunger as a driver of depressive symptoms : optimising responses to mental health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. South African Medical Journal, 111(7):604-605, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i7.15754.