Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Disasters in the Time of COVID-19

Joshua C. Morganstein

doi:10.1080/07351690.2025.2561369

Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Disasters in the Time of COVID-19

Joshua C. Morganstein^*

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Abstract

Dr. Morganstein addresses public response to disasters including the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological and behavioral impacts of disasters must be addressed, and any resulting psychiatric conditions must be treated. Normalizing rather than pathologizing often-transient distress and encouraging the use of healthy outlets for coping are parts of psychological First Aid. Communication is a key tool in mitigating anxiety.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	823-827
Number of pages	5
Journal	Psychoanalytic Inquiry
Volume	46
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07351690.2025.2561369
State	Accepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

behavioral impact of disasters
COVID-19 pandemic
psychological first aid
psychological impact of disasters

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