Part 1

In this episode we discuss the psychological implication of quarantine during the age of COVID-19, and what is the role of the family physician in the management of these implications.

The articles we discussed:

1. Brooks, S. K., Webster, R. K., Smith, L. E., Woodland,  L., Wessely, S., Greenberg, N., & Rubin, G. J. (2020). The  psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of  the evidence. The Lancet

2. Markel, H., Stern, A. M., Navarro, J. A., Michalsen, J.  R., Monto, A. S., & DiGiovanni Jr, C. (2006). Nonpharmaceutical  influenza mitigation strategies, US communities, 1918–1920 pandemic. Emerging infectious diseases, 12(12), 1961.

3. Robertson, E., Hershenfield, K., Grace, S. L., &  Stewart, D. E. (2004). The psychosocial effects of being quarantined  following exposure to SARS: a qualitative study of Toronto health care  workers. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49(6), 403-407.