The psychologist, Oxford University professor Jean-Emmanuel de Neve, warned of the decline in the mental health of individuals, due to the lack of clarity of vision regarding the Corona pandemic so far, despite the flexibility they showed at the beginning of the crisis.
He said during the hypothetical discussion, within the framework of the “Qatar Debates” held under the title: “Confronting the Crisis: Mental Health and Pandemic (Covid 19)”: “The recent data revealed that we are currently going through a turn that reflects a state of confusion, as the first signs of regression show, and that Part of it, due to some boredom. ” De Neeff attributed this to the reconciliation of individuals and their acceptance of the idea that recovery from this situation will not be complete, and that they will not return to the normal state they were in before. He pointed out to everyone’s fear of what will happen in the next few months, and considered that “government statements are not clear in this regard, which creates a feeling of confusion and uncertainty, which leads to a decline in the mental health of individuals in general.”
De Neve stressed the need to replace the term “social estrangement” with “physical estrangement”. He pointed out that the poor choice of the phrase “social separation” and its negative impact from the standpoint of mental and mental health cannot be ignored.
For his part, Kamran Ahmed, the doctor who specializes in mental illness, said during the discussion that he met patients who were deeply concerned about HIV infection, and that they were struggling because of the loss of their jobs and work, and because of the grief over their loved ones.
Ahmed pointed to the challenges of great isolation during the ban, as people struggle with their negative thoughts during the period of home quarantine, especially if they are harshly criticizing themselves.
Speaking at the discussion session, the Emmy-winning writer and a cancer survivor, Solica Jawad, stressed the “need to understand the impact of the pandemic experience the world is going through now, which will extend long after the crisis ends.”
In turn, a fourth-year medical student at Weill Cornell University in Qatar, Dana Al-Ali, said that “there are not many ways to face this pandemic, but we are all on the same side, fighting and fighting the same disease.”
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