Psychological Effects of Quarantine During the Coronavirus Outbreak: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know

Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 3/12/2020. This two-page document describes the stressors and psychological effects of quarantine, as well as strategies for how healthcare providers can care for their patients ’ and their own mental well-being during periods of quarantine. While quarantine can broadly serve the public good, it is also associated with psychological challenges for those quarantined, their loved ones, and the healthcare workers caring for them. (PDF)
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