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Table 3 An overview of key themes of the study and the realms where they occurred

From: “We’ve got through hard times before” : acute mental distress and coping among disadvantaged groups during COVID-19 lockdown in North India - a qualitative study

Mental distress and coping level

Mental distress linked to COVID19

Coping with COVID19

Intra-personal

Overwhelmed and bewildered

Finding sense and meaning

Stuck locally, connected globally

Looking for positive ways forward

Distressed and despairing

Innovating with new practices

Interpersonal relationships

Feeling socially isolated

Seeking psychosocial support by connecting with others

Social and environmental

Intersecting disadvantage

Supporting others individually and collectively

Othering, discounting and discriminating

Engaging with the natural world