Fear, Loss, Social Isolation, and Incomplete Grief Due to COVID-19: A Recipe for a Psychiatric Pandemic

The experience of the loss of the relatives, which is naturally one of the most stressful events in a person’s life, has turned into a new concept and challenge for survivors and mental health professionals during the coronavirus era. We discussed how restrictions caused by social distancing potenti...

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Published in:Basic and clinical neuroscience Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 225 - 232
Main Authors: Mortazavi, Seyede Salehe, Assari, Shervin, Alimohamadi, Amirali, Rafiee, Mani, Shati, Mohsen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran Negah Scientific Publisher 01.03.2020
Iranian Neuroscience Society
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Fatalities
Grief
incomplete grief
loss
Medical personnel
Opinion Paper
pandemic
Post traumatic stress disorder
Social interactions
social isolation
ISSN:2228-7442, 2008-126X, 2228-7442
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Summary:The experience of the loss of the relatives, which is naturally one of the most stressful events in a person’s life, has turned into a new concept and challenge for survivors and mental health professionals during the coronavirus era. We discussed how restrictions caused by social distancing potentially increase the likelihood of a phenomenon called complicated grief or prolonged bereavement disorder and multilayer response by case finding to increase the access to public education to manage this complicated situation.
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ISSN:2228-7442
2008-126X
2228-7442
DOI:10.32598/bcn.11.covid19.2549.1