Mortazavi SS, 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.
Basic Clin Neurosci 2020;
11:225-232. [PMID:
32855782 PMCID:
PMC7368098 DOI:
10.32598/bcn.11.covid19.2549.1]
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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.
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