Social Isolation and Exit from Quarantine

The quarantine restrictions imposed worldwide since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, have exerted a profound psychological impact on each of us. Tatiana Semenova addresses the positive, as well as the obvious negative consequences of isolation from a psychologist's point of view. Potential disorders are highlighted and likely changes in behavior during lockdown are analyzed carefully. A helpful series of proven psychological tests is supplied which will aid those keen to pursue self-diagnosis in seeking to optimize the ongoing experience of confinement. The differing effects on adults and children of different age groups provide a valuable platform from which to provide recommendations of exit from quarantine.