Title of article :
Grief Process and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Wise Intervention in Vulnerable Groups and Survivors
Author/Authors :
Vahdani, Bita Department of Psychiatry - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin , Javadi, Mohammad Hossein SocialWork Department - University of SocialWelfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran , Sabzi Khoshnami, Mohammad Department of counseling - University of SocialWelfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran , Arian, Moslem Department of counseling - University of SocialWelfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
The global COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically attacked
our planet, and the entire human race faces great
distress. The novel Coronavirus has changed everyday life
around the world quite suddenly, often in unexpected and
unavoidable ways. The number of confirmed cases and
deaths reported by WHO as of April 23, 2020, is 2,628,143
and 183,090, respectively. In Iran, 85,996 cases have tested
positive for COVID-19, with 5,391 deaths since the onset of
the pandemic. The deadly threat of coronavirus can be felt
in villages, rural communities, cities, and suburbs all over
the world.
Keywords :
Complicated Grief , COVID-19 , Grief Process , Iran , Psychosocial Interventions
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (IJPBS)
