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Is spending time quarantined bad for your mental health? Is spending time quarantined bad for your mental health?
No, quarantine is not bad for our mental health No, quarantine is not bad for our mental health
Yes, quarantine is bad for your mental health Yes, quarantine is bad for your mental health
Whether quarantine is bad for your mental health depends on other factors Whether quarantine is bad for your mental health depends on other factors
You can spend time with your children You can spend time with your children
You can learn a new skill You can learn a new skill
You can declutter your living space You can declutter your living space
We can all take a step back and think We can all take a step back and think
Quarantine causes PTSD Quarantine causes PTSD
Quarantine puts strain on familial relationships Quarantine puts strain on familial relationships
Quarantine causes depression Quarantine causes depression
Quarantine leads to increased rates of drug dependency Quarantine leads to increased rates of drug dependency
On external stressors On external stressors
On public health systems On public health systems
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Is spending time quarantined bad for your mental health?
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Whether quarantine is bad for your mental health depends on other factors

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On external stressors

It is not quarantine itself that is causing negative mental health outcomes, but the stressors that come with most quarantines.
Dr Marcus Tan
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Context

A person who self-quarantines but can continue to work and is not concerned for their future financial security has less reason to stress in quarantine.

The Argument

If people are going into quarantine with no income, and no guarantee that they will still have their job when the pandemic subsides, they are far more likely to experience negative mental health outcomes from quarantine.

Counter arguments

This only makes a small difference. The worst impacts of quarantine on our mental health are caused by reduced social interaction and physical contact with loved ones. Financial security is not enough to offset the mental stress of losing physical contact with friends and family.

Proponents

Premises

[P1] It isn't quarantine that makes us stressed, it is the uncertainty that arises from a global pandemic. [P2] Therefore, those with increased certainty, will have more positive mental health outcomes than those with more uncertainty.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] The act of quarantining and cutting ourselves off from friends and family also makes us stressed.

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This page was last edited on Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 18:40 UTC

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