ISSN: 2265-6294

THE INTERPLAY OF NARRATIVE ECONOMICS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND MENTAL HEALTH: IMPLICATIONS AND INSIGHTS

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Sri Siddappa B

Abstract

The way the government handles a possible pandemic may have an impact on the general public's mental health. In reaction to the COVID-19 epidemic, Britain, Italy, and Sweden have taken different approaches: putting in place a lockdown quickly, putting one in place gradually, and opting not to impose one at all, respectively. Our method, known as story economics of language culture-based development, is distinct. After examining Google trend data for certain terms like "death" and "suicide," we have come to two main conclusions: (i) While pre-existing culturally relative inclinations toward death fear were evident in several countries, the degree to which these countries responded to COVID-19 governmental initiatives differed as well. (ii) Nevertheless, when particular national lockdown policies from one country were adopted by another, significant consequences on mental health were seen.

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