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SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada

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As a transmissible infectious disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was successfully contained globally by instituting widespread quarantine measures. Although these measures were successful in terminating the outbreak in all areas of the world, the adverse effects of quarantine have not previously been determined in a systematic manner. In this hypothesis-generating study supported by a convenience sample drawn in close temporal proximity to the period of quarantine, we examined the psychological effects of quarantine on persons in Toronto, Canada. The 129 quarantined persons who responded to a Web-based survey exhibited a high prevalence of psychological distress. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression were observed in 28.9% and 31.2% of respondents, respectively. Longer durations of quarantine were associated with an increased prevalence of PTSD symptoms. Acquaintance with or direct exposure to someone with a diagnosis of SARS was also associated with PTSD and depressive symptoms.

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Authors
Hawryluck, L., Gold, W. L., Robinson, S., Pogorski, S., Galea, S., & Styra, R.
Affiliations
  • New York Academy of Medicine (US)
  • ASK Information Technologies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
Corresponding author
Styra, Rima
Venue
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Published
2004-07
Volume
10
Issue
7
Pages
1206-1212
ISSN
  • 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
  • 1080-6059
OpenAlex
W2170812681
Cited by
1,929
References
23
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 75 · 2023: 183 · 2022: 358 · 2021: 645 · 2020: 512 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI
15.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Emerging infectious diseases (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Funders
  • University Health Network
  • University of Toronto
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
Keywords
SARS, quarantine, psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, quarantine duration
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Canada, Communicable Disease Control, Depression, Disease Outbreaks, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Middle Aged, Quarantine, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus

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