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Probably the phrase “Stay at home” is one of the ones that we will have heard, repeated and read the most in recent days, referring to the quarantine period imposed by the Spanish authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
This measure has beneficial preventive effects on health.\u00a0However,\u00a0due to precedents in other countries<\/a>\u00a0, adverse psychological outcomes have also been reported, such as symptoms of post-traumatic stress, loneliness, confusion and anger.\u00a0These results have recently been published in\u00a0The Lancet<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by a team of scientists from the Department of Psychological Medicine at King’s College London and is one of the few reports that exist to date on\u00a0the psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n The main identified stressors<\/a>\u00a0have been related to the duration of the quarantine, fear of infection, frustration, boredom, perception of insufficient resources, and insufficient or inadequate information.\u00a0In the long term, other processes that can affect the mental health of individuals are the economic problems derived from quarantine and the stigmatization of people who have suffered from the disease or have been directly exposed to it.<\/p>\n Como mecanismos protectores del impacto psicol\u00f3gico de esta crisis, se anima a las autoridades correspondientes a ofrecer informaci\u00f3n adecuada, no alargar la cuarentena m\u00e1s de lo estrictamente necesario, garantizar los suministros y apelar al altruismo para concienciar a la poblaci\u00f3n de los beneficios comunitarios del confinamiento.<\/p>\n From a psychological point of view,\u00a0Maddi’s Stress Resistance Model<\/a>\u00a0could be perfectly applicable in this context, since it refers to the personal ability to convert adverse situations into growth abilities.\u00a0It includes both vulnerability and circumstantial factors that lead to loss of comfort (physical, mental and behavioral), as well as resistant factors that influence well-being (attitudes, coping, healthy practices and social support).<\/p>\n For this it is important to organize routines, not isolate, plan leisure, work, practice relaxation, set goals, control negative feelings and ask for help if needed.<\/p>\nProtection from psychological impact<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Routines and more routines<\/strong><\/h4>\n