Mental health during and after the COVID‐19 emergency in Italy

[...]people are now forced to live in isolation because social distancing is the most effective strategy for limiting the spread of the virus. On the contrary, they will be more prone to developing a so‐called complicated grief that is associated with unexpected death, social isolation, and loss of...

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Published in:Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2020-06, Vol.74 (6), p.372-372
Main Authors: Sani, Gabriele, Janiri, Delfina, Di Nicola, Marco, Janiri, Luigi, Ferretti, Simonetta, Chieffo, Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
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Betacoronavirus
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
COVID-19
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health Services
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:[...]people are now forced to live in isolation because social distancing is the most effective strategy for limiting the spread of the virus. On the contrary, they will be more prone to developing a so‐called complicated grief that is associated with unexpected death, social isolation, and loss of a support system, like that we are now experiencing. [...]it is hard to predict the effects on the mental and social development of the hundreds of thousands of children and adolescents who have abruptly had a dramatic change of their normal life. Nonetheless, many independent – mainly online – initiatives have been established to provide psychological and psychiatric support to health professionals and laypeople, such as the “NON SEI SOLO” [“YOU ARE NOT ALONE”] and “Resilienza COVID‐19” [“Resilience COVID‐19”] projects of Rome's Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli. [...]we recommend the active and ongoing participation of mental health professionals in policy task forces during this critical period.
ISSN:1323-1316
1440-1819
DOI:10.1111/pcn.13004