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

• 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
• DOI: 10.32598/bcn.11.covid19.2549.1

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.