Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?

The aim of this paper is to reflect on sorrow, grief and mourning following the Covid-19 pandemic, which globally has caused major effects on population and its physical and mental health. The virus has caused a very high number of unex-pected deaths and of separations...

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Main Author: Marzia Marsili
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: Psicologi per i Popoli : Federazione 2020-11-01
Series:Rivista di Psicologia dell'Emergenza e dell'Assistenza Umanitaria
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Online Access:http://www.psicologiperipopoli.it/files/Numero%2022%2052-75.pdf
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spelling doaj-6344cdc0777a4fe9ad685425eb4884332021-01-25T09:41:14ZitaPsicologi per i Popoli : FederazioneRivista di Psicologia dell'Emergenza e dell'Assistenza Umanitaria2280-91202020-11-01225275Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?Marzia MarsiliThe aim of this paper is to reflect on sorrow, grief and mourning following the Covid-19 pandemic, which globally has caused major effects on population and its physical and mental health. The virus has caused a very high number of unex-pected deaths and of separations, while lockdown measures have also affected society as a whole - such as people being prevented from traditional grief rituals like saying farewell; family disposal of the body; etc. The importance of dedicating time and space to rituals and other symbolic actions to facilitate grief work and deal with the pain associated with it is well known. The psychological support of-fered by the psychologists of the association Psicologi per i Popoli - Trentino has helped people in situations of great fragility to navigate through a time of suffer-ing, such as that experienced in the uncertain waiting for the fate of family mem-bers or loved ones hospitalised in intensive care units, facilitating the transforma-tion of this painful uncertainty into a “nourishing time of waiting”.http://www.psicologiperipopoli.it/files/Numero%2022%2052-75.pdfcovid-19separationmourningwaiting
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Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?
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title Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?
title_short Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?
title_full Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?
title_fullStr Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?
title_full_unstemmed Covid-19: separazione e lutto. È possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?
title_sort covid-19: separazione e lutto. è possibile un “tempo nutriente” dell’attesa?
publisher Psicologi per i Popoli : Federazione
series Rivista di Psicologia dell'Emergenza e dell'Assistenza Umanitaria
issn 2280-9120
publishDate 2020-11-01
description The aim of this paper is to reflect on sorrow, grief and mourning following the Covid-19 pandemic, which globally has caused major effects on population and its physical and mental health. The virus has caused a very high number of unex-pected deaths and of separations, while lockdown measures have also affected society as a whole - such as people being prevented from traditional grief rituals like saying farewell; family disposal of the body; etc. The importance of dedicating time and space to rituals and other symbolic actions to facilitate grief work and deal with the pain associated with it is well known. The psychological support of-fered by the psychologists of the association Psicologi per i Popoli - Trentino has helped people in situations of great fragility to navigate through a time of suffer-ing, such as that experienced in the uncertain waiting for the fate of family mem-bers or loved ones hospitalised in intensive care units, facilitating the transforma-tion of this painful uncertainty into a “nourishing time of waiting”.
topic covid-19
separation
mourning
waiting
url http://www.psicologiperipopoli.it/files/Numero%2022%2052-75.pdf
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