Open Access“I might catch this infection again and this time I will not survive” – A qualitative study on lived-in experiences and coping strategies of COVID-19-positive individuals in India
Author(s) -
Sunidhi Bhandari,
DeepikaCecil Khakha,
TK Ajesh Kumar,
Rohit Verma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_196_21
Subject(s) - psychosocial , coping (psychology) , thematic analysis , psychology , qualitative research , interpretative phenomenological analysis , covid-19 , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , disease , sociology , social science , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The clinical picture of COVID-19 is as complex as it is psychosocial impact. The sheer subjectivity of the illness experience demands that each individual affected be heard and noticed.