Mortazavi S S, Assari S, Alimohamadi A, Rafiee M, Shati M. Fear, Loss, Social Isolation, and Incomplete Grief Due to COVID-19: A Recipe for a Psychiatric Pandemic. BCN 2020; 11 (2) :225-232
URL:
http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1785-en.html
1- School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
3- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Clinical Psychology, Search Results, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
5- Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
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.
Type of Study:
Commentary |
Subject:
Behavioral Neuroscience Received: 2020/05/8 | Accepted: 2020/06/9 | Published: 2020/07/8