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      COVID-19 quarantine: Post-traumatic stress symptomatology among Lebanese citizens

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          Background:

          In the light of the global spread of the novel Coronavirus known as COVID-19 and in the absence of an approved treatment and vaccination, Lebanon has taken national measures, among which was home quarantine of the general public in an attempt to flatten the epidemic curve and avoid flooding the health care system.

          Aim:

          This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS) during the times of COVID-19 quarantine among Lebanese citizens.

          Method:

          This quantitative cross-sectional study recruited 950 civilians and is aimed at measuring the prevalence of PTSS among the Lebanese citizens at an interval of 2 weeks and 1 month of COVID-19 quarantine.

          Results:

          The results have shown that quarantine in Lebanon has started to give rise to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder symptomatology during the second week which was worsened in the fourth week of COVID-19 quarantine.

          Conclusion:

          COVID-19 quarantine has influenced the psychology of Lebanese citizens and might have persistent effects after the end of this phase which is recommended to be explored.

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            Summary The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 resulted in more than 8000 cases and 800 deaths. SARS was eventually contained by means of syndromic surveillance, prompt isolation of patients, strict enforcement of quarantine of all contacts, and in some areas top-down enforcement of community quarantine. By interrupting all human-to-human transmission, SARS was effectively eradicated. By contrast, by Feb 28, 2020, within a matter of 2 months since the beginning of the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), more than 82 000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported with more than 2800 deaths. Although there are striking similarities between SARS and COVID-19, the differences in the virus characteristics will ultimately determine whether the same measures for SARS will also be successful for COVID-19. COVID-19 differs from SARS in terms of infectious period, transmissibility, clinical severity, and extent of community spread. Even if traditional public health measures are not able to fully contain the outbreak of COVID-19, they will still be effective in reducing peak incidence and global deaths. Exportations to other countries need not result in rapid large-scale outbreaks, if countries have the political will to rapidly implement countermeasures.
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                Journal
                Int J Soc Psychiatry
                Int J Soc Psychiatry
                ISP
                spisp
                The International Journal of Social Psychiatry
                SAGE Publications (Sage UK: London, England )
                0020-7640
                1741-2854
                3 June 2020
                : 0020764020932207
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
                [2 ]Faculty of Public Health IV, Lebanese University, Zahle, Lebanon
                [3 ]Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences IV, Lebanese University, Zahle, Lebanon
                [4 ]Department of Biomedical Sciences, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon
                Author notes
                [*]Mirna Fawaz, Nursing Department, Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Tareek Al Jadida, Afeef Al Tiba, Beirut 1105, Lebanon. Email: mirna.fawaz@ 123456bau.edu.lb
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                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2058-8572
                Article
                10.1177_0020764020932207
                10.1177/0020764020932207
                7270572
                32489136
                365731b2-43f7-4fc4-8416-968870434826
                © The Author(s) 2020

                This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page ( https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).

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                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
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                coronavirus, ptss, covid-19, pandemic, quarantine

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