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The psychosocial risk of being “extremely vulnerable” during COVID‐19 and the role of behaviour activation
Author(s) -
Webb Lucy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/jpm.12684
Subject(s) - anxiety , psychology , psychosocial , social isolation , mental health , mood , isolation (microbiology) , psychiatry , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Many individuals shielding from Covid-19 because of extreme clinical vulnerability are reporting worsening mental health (ONS, 2020) and may need assistance to change their shielding behaviour to regain their social connections. Isolation is strongly linked to depression and anxiety, which provoke further social withdrawal (Santini et al, 2020), creating a downward spiral of low mood, lack of motivation, anxiety, and further isolation through avoidance behaviour.