فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Negative psychological outcomes have been consistently associated with quarantine measure andlockdown. This article tries to look at the psychological implications of quarantine and lockdownand then touches upon how social aspects lead to psychological effects unaddressed for variouscommunities of the people surviving in vulnerable conditions. The objective of this study was toreview the psychosocial implication of quarantine and lockdown among Indian community whoare facing a double burden of mental and economic crisis. Databases for relevant studies weresearched in PubMed and Google Scholar with key term “quarantine,” “mental health,” “lockdown,” and“psychosocial.” Few newspaper reports related to quarantine and psychosocial implication have alsoincorporated. Home and facility quarantine were imposed on people in order to control and check thespread of this infectious disease. This strict imposition not just led to various other counter effects thatwere negative in nature, but it is predicted to have long‑lasting social, economic, and psychologicaleffects too. As social diversities lead to varied mental health adversities, a broader umbrella needsto be created in order to protect every community dealing with mental health issues due to thepandemic. In order to address the mental issues of the vulnerable classes, the issue still remainsuntouched, and this leaves us with a question of are we doing enough for each individual. A team ofclinical psychologist, psychiatrist, and sociologist come forward to combat this mental health impactof COVID‑19 outbreaks and make this quarantine tolerable for the public with appropriate solutions.