The International journal of social psychiatry
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Nov 2020
EditorialPsychosocial risk factors associated with mental health of adolescents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
An outbreak of global pandemic COVID-19 profoundly affects life around the globe. Prolonged isolation, contact restriction and economic shutdown impose a deeply change to the psychosocial environment. These indicate a tendency to threaten the mental health of adolescents' significantly. Detecting adolescents' psychosocial risk during Pandemic COVID-19, particularly when they stay at home, may be helpful to better understand their mental health well- being. ⋯ Overall of study emphasized that psychosocial risks are important factors that can be addressed in order to reduce mental health problem.
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Nov 2020
COVID-19 quarantine: Post-traumatic stress symptomatology among Lebanese citizens.
In the light of the global spread of the novel Coronavirus known as COVID-19 and in the absence of an approved treatment and vaccination, Lebanon has taken national measures, among which was home quarantine of the general public in an attempt to flatten the epidemic curve and avoid flooding the health care system. ⋯ COVID-19 quarantine has influenced the psychology of Lebanese citizens and might have persistent effects after the end of this phase which is recommended to be explored.