Covid‐19 lockdown: a perfect storm for older people's mental health

L Webb - Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The management of lockdown presents a perfect storm for mental distress for older people
by enforcing isolation and heightening perceptions of risk of death and illness. While
gradual release from lockdown will maintain protection of those most at risk from COVID-19,
older people will experience social isolation for the longest period as the over 75s carry the
highest mortality risk (WHO, 2020). Isolation is strongly linked to depression, anxiety and
cognitive decline, and reduces resilience factors such as self-worth, sense of purpose and …

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The management of lockdown presents a perfect storm for mental distress for older people
by enforcing isolation and heightening perceptions of risk of death and illness. While
gradual release from lockdown will maintain protection of those most at risk from COVID-19,
older people will experience social isolation for the longest period as the over 75s carry the
highest mortality risk (WHO, 2020). Isolation is strongly linked to depression, anxiety and
cognitive decline, and reduces resilience factors such as self-worth, sense of purpose and …
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