What are the side effects of social and physical distancing?

Social and physical distancing

Researchers Sandro Galea from the Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Raina M. Merchant, from the Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, and Nicole Lurie, from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. Oslo, Norway, published an opinion paper in the JAMA Internal Medicine titled, “The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing The Need for Prevention and Early Intervention”.

The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing The Need for Prevention and Early Intervention”. They call for urgent attention to be paid to the effects of social and physical distancing on the mental health of the population during the COVID-19 pandemic.