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Title:Understanding the Psychological and Nutritional Consequences of COVID-19 in Adults
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Pubished in Volume: 10 | Issue: 2 | Year: July 2025
Publisher Name : IJSMER-Rems Publishing House | www.ejournal.rems.co.in | ISSN : 2455-6203
Subject Area: Psychology
Author type: Indian Author
Pubished in Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 31-36
Year: July 2025
E-ISSN Number: 2455-6203
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Click Here to Download your Paper in PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic has left profound and lasting impacts on individuals worldwide, affecting both physical and mental health. Among the myriad consequences, adult patients recovering from COVID- 19 face significant challenges in their psychological well-being and nutritional status. This paper explores the psychological and nutritional effects experienced by adults recovering from COVID-19. It highlights prevalent mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, and PTSD, alongside nutritional challenges such as malnutrition and deficiencies in critical vitamins and minerals. The interplay between mental health and nutrition is discussed, emphasizing the importance of integrated approaches to recovery.
COVID-19, psychological well-being, nutritional status, malnutrition, anxiety, depression, PTSD and deficiencies.
Dr. Sharda Vishwakarma
Faculty of Psychology,Dr.Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh,India
Mrs. Pulkita Singh Gour
Research Scholar, Home Science Maharaja Chhatrashala Bundelkhand University,Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh,India
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