INTERVIEW
A health, economic, social ... but also psychological crisis. The day after government announcements on phase 2 of the deconfinement, the director of the Institute of human adaptation, Christian Clot, shares in "Sans Rendez-vous" this Friday the first results of a study carried out by his team on the psychological consequences caused by the coronavirus crisis. And the least we can say is that the Covid-19, containment and even deconfinement have left traces in the minds of the 10,000 or so people who responded to the first phase of this investigation.
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Psychological damage
"We have 18% of our population who are clearly polytraumatized by the events and we will have to take care of them, otherwise they will remain in a deep mental difficulty" indicates the specialist, also explorer, at the microphone of Europe 1. Anxiety , stress, sleep disturbances ... 30% of French people complained during confinement of having difficulties in the arms of Morpheus. And the deconfinement does not help matters, since since May 11, the respondents are 20% more to report sleep disorders. In addition, half of the respondents declared that they were "mentally and morally tired". More surprisingly, 14% "stopped laughing".
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A crisis of "communication" and understanding
While the epidemic ebb continues on the territory, the study of the Institute of human adaptation also looked at the fear generated by the pandemic. If, during the first days of confinement, "the virus itself" was at the heart of the fears, this feeling quickly moved towards the long term with the fear "of an economic, social crisis, and even ultimately the potential breakdown of our democratic systems. "
A situation that quickly generated "confusion over the mass of information received" on the coronavirus. Thus, "little by little, the crisis is no longer health but has become a crisis of communication and the ability to understand what is happening," says Christian Clot.
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Towards a different future?
But the coronavirus has also changed our perception of the future. "95% of people questioned say they want a different future that takes climate and social issues into account" reports the explorer, who however specifies that only "20% of people have started to wonder how they can act to change things".
A small proportion that has an explanation: "We have just come out of confinement, we must also give people time to rest, to regain a certain emotional stability before acting." This is one of the reasons why the study must still continue for a year.