Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 34 No. 2, 2022.
Kratko priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2022.374
THE RISING SCOURGE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND INFODEMIC: AN OUTCOME OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND COVID-19
Sheikh Shoib
; Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Margaret Isioma Ojeahere
; Department of Psychiatry, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Sheikh Mohd Saleem
; Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
; Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
S.M. Yasir Arafat
; Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Renato de Filippis
; Psychiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Irfan Ullah
; Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Sažetak
COVID-19 was accompanied with the increasing broadcast of fake news, misinformation and excessive information via social
media platforms. This phenomenon has been termed “infodemic”, to describe an overwhelming amount of mostly fake, false or
inaccurate information which spreads rapidly and impacts negatively on achieving a solution. It would therefore be desirable to use
a cautious approach which utilizes culturally sensitive and country specific measures to deal with this occurrence. We aim to raise
awareness, likewise draw the attention of global scientific community on this topic of public and mental health concern and it calls
for further comments on this issue.
Ključne riječi
COVID-19; infodemic; mental health; social media; social network
Hrčak ID:
280095
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Datum izdavanja:
5.7.2022.
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