We're All Going Crazy Now: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Promote More Compassionate Clinical Perspectives
We're All Going Crazy Now: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Promote More Compassionate Clinical Perspectives
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DOI：
10.1177/0022167820938615
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发表时间：
2020-07-03
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Lane, Alexandra
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作者：
Calder, Alexander J.;Novak, Lukas F.;Lane, Alexandra
精神障碍的分类概念将个体的功能分为正常和异常两类。众所周知，正常功能部分是文化定义的，并参照文化对日常生活的预期反应来理解。然而，当一个激进的和前所未有的情况发生时，如2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行，这些期望变得不那么明确，任何精神障碍的分类描述都变得模糊。我们认为，在这种流行病中，临床医生和他们的客户之间的传统等级制度受到挑战，因为精神障碍的分类解释不太适用。我们用这一观察来论证，像COVID-19大流行这样的事件揭示了正常和异常功能之间界限的模糊性和渗透性，同时建议从更人性化的角度看待个人的痛苦。
Categorical conceptions of mental disorder divide individuals' functioning into the categories ofnormalandabnormal. It is well established that normal functioning is partially culturally defined and understood with reference to culturally expected responses to daily life. However, when a radical and unprecedented situation occurs, as in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, these expectations become less clearly defined, and any categorical account of mental disorder becomes obscured. We argue that, in the midst of this pandemic, traditional hierarchies between the clinician and their client are challenged, because categorical interpretations of mental disorder are less applicable. We use this observation to argue that incidents like the COVID-19 pandemic reveal the ambiguity and permeability of the divide between normal and abnormal functioning, while recommending more humanistic perspectives on individual distress.