The psychological effects of quarantining a city
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Whether the epidemiological benefits of mandatory mass quarantine outweigh the psychological costs is a judgement that should not be made lightly
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Compulsory quarantine has more negative psychological effects than voluntary self-quarantine does.
“Compulsory quarantine also has more negative psychological effects than voluntary self-quarantine does (1, 19).”
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Background
- Authors
- Rubin, G. J., & Wessely, S.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2020-01-28
- Volume
- 368
- Pages
- m313
- ISSN
- 1756-1833 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3003379403
- Cited by
- 999
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 55 · 2023: 133 · 2022: 223 · 2021: 315 · 2020: 242
- FWCI
- 90.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.bmj.com/company/legal-information/terms-conditions/legal-information/tdm-licencepolicy (tdm)
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of East Anglia
- King's College London
- Newcastle University
- Public Health England
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
- Keywords
- psychological impact, mental health, public health measures, COVID-19 pandemic
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