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Isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic as re-traumatization of war experiences.

Authors :
Okorn, Igor
Jahović, Sabina
Dobranić-Posavec, Maja
Mladenović, Jovana
Glasnović, Anton
Source :
Croatian Medical Journal. Aug2020, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p371-376. 6p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article report on the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed to contain it have in many ways adversely affected our daily functioning, with self-isolation and lockdown having a particularly damaging effect on mental health. It mentions that clinical work with several patients from the former Yugoslavia in whom the pandemic caused a re-traumatization of the war experience, and aim is to show the similarities and differences between wars and pandemics in terms of the way.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03539504
Volume :
61
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Croatian Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
145619077
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2020.61.371