Abstract

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has killed over seven million people and jeopardized the lives and livelihoods of millions more. It has affected every strata of society - rich or poor, young or old, men or women - leaving no one untouched. Though much is known about the physical ailments of COVID, the mental ailments are only just starting to be deciphered. What is known, is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’. Mental illness threatens the disruption of the entire social fabric, potentially affecting future generations too. The present review has merely scratched the surface of this evolving humanitarian crisis by highlighting the spectrum of psychiatric sequelae, risk factors, vulnerable populations, treatment strategies, and the long-term challenges in the future.