Psychosocial Reactions to Plagues in the Cultural History of Medicine: A Medical Humanities Approach.
Journal
The Journal of nervous and mental disease
ISSN: 1539-736X
Titre abrégé: J Nerv Ment Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375402
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
entrez:
31
5
2020
pubmed:
31
5
2020
medline:
12
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this work is to elucidate psychosocial reactions to plagues by analyzing three landmark descriptions from different eras: Thucydides' description of the plague of Athens (430 BC) in The History of the Peloponnesian War, Giovanni Boccaccio's description of the plague in Florence (1348) in The Decameron, and Albert Camus' description in The Plague (1947). Using a narrative inquiry, we found psychosocial reactions to be complex and ambivalent and could discern several coping strategies. We propose that this knowledge can help psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32472811
doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001200
pii: 00005053-202006000-00002
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
443-444Références
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