Higher psychological and physical abuse during confinement due to COVID-19 isolation have resulted in increased self-harm and suicidal ideation in people in the UK. This study surveyed people in the UK (n=44775) and observed higher thoughts of suicide and self-harm in women, black, asian and minority ethnic groups, people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantages. 9% of participants in this study reported experiencing physical or psychological abuse, and 18% reported experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

Abuse, self-harm and suicidal ideation in
the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

- Anger, Anxiety, Boredom, Confusion, Depression,, Frustration, Irritability, Insomnia, Stress
- Emotional distress leading people to break their isolation and quarantine orders
- Mass hysteria and distress due to loss of independence
- PTSD
- Societal rejection (suspicion and avoidance in the neighborhoods, insecurity regarding properties, workplace prejudice, withdrawal from social events)

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- Psychological effects of quarantine and isolation
- Stressors of quarantine and isolation

Psychosocial burden of quarantine and isolation

Pfefferbaum, B., & North, C. S. (2020). Mental health and the Covid-19 pandemic. New England Journal of Medicine.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2008017

Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Dubey, S., Biswas, P., Ghosh, R., Chatterjee, S., Dubey, M., Chatterjee, S., . . . Lavie, C. (2020, May 27). Psychosocial impact of COVID-19. Retrieved July 23, 2020, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7255207/

Psychosocial burden of quarantine and isolation Covid-19

Effects of Quarantine and Isolation

- Difficulty securing medical care and medication
- Financial instability and losses
- Insufficient information from media early on 
- Greater duration of confinement
- Lack of supplies

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