Is containment a “danger” to mental health? - 20 Minutes
A short week, and yet, already the impression that it's been months. The containment, established at least for two weeks, March 16, by the President of the Republic, does not please everyone. If some are done there without problem (or almost), evidenced by the live concerts, games and other solidarity initiatives launched on the networks in less than a week, others hardly seem to bear isolation. Like these multiple Sunday runners, daily lynched on the web.
Because living confined alone, in pairs, with your children, in a 15 m², in town or in the countryside, does not have the same disadvantages. Nor the same consequences. "In fact, the way in which we live confinement depends very much on the material situation in which we find ourselves, both physical and economic", analyzes for 20 Minutes Viviane Kovess, psychiatrist and epidemiologist at Paris V University. the researcher, the circumstances surrounding this confinement are essential.
"This is not a permanent confinement"
However, Viviane Kovess assures her: “I don't think that confinement poses a danger to mental health. There we know the duration. It is not a permanent confinement. It's still very different! "
So, while waiting for general deconfinement in France, how can we overcome boredom, the impression of isolation or anxiety? “By getting organized, advises the psychiatrist. Establishing a timetable allows you to establish a routine ”. And to find landmarks. Those nostalgic for the good old “metro-work-dodo” know now what to do.
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