Self-actualization towards positive well-being: combating despair during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fides A Del Castillo

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdab148

Self-actualization towards positive well-being: combating despair during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Dec 10;43(4):e757-e758. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab148.

Author

Fides A Del Castillo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Theology and Religious Education Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines 0922.
² Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, New York 10458, USA.

Abstract

The pandemic has brought great distress to the majority of the population in the world. Some adverse effects of the pandemic are depression and other mental illnesses. To attain positive well-being, self-actualization in the social determinants of health plays a crucial role. This paper hopes to contribute to the fight against despair during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: public health; spiritual care; well-being.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Mental Disorders*
Motivation
Pandemics / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2