A psychoanalytic view of reactions to the coronavirus pandemic in China.
Am J Psychoanal
; 80(2): 119-132, 2020 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-505867
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus pandemic, which apparently began in Wuhan in December 2019, and has persisted to the present day, has had several psychological effects in China. The real danger has produced prolonged stress. Large-group phenomena have been stimulated. Overwhelming affects generated by the real danger have led to regression in the stimulus barrier (or "filter"). The COVID-19 has also triggered unconscious defensive reactions, including obsessional cleaning, counterphobic behavior, humor, and denial. The nationally imposed home quarantine of millions of families has caused in-home conflicts and neurotic repetitions of unresolved childhood issues. Prior psychiatric illnesses have been exacerbated. Health workers, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts, have experienced emotional depletion. Finally, in families where there has been infection or death, delayed mourning and post-traumatic phenomena have been observed. In each of these situations, different interventions based on psychoanalytic principles have been useful.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Psychoanalytic Therapy
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Behavioral Symptoms
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Burnout, Professional
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Quarantine
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Health Personnel
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Coronavirus Infections
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Stress Disorders, Traumatic
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Family Conflict
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Pandemics
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Psychoanal
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11231-020-09248-w
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