Social Isolation and Loneliness: New Invisible Wounds of War
As a result of the lockdowns and quarantines of the 2020/21 COVID Pandemic the issue of social isolation and loneliness became topics of discussion and health concerns. There were warnings that creating lockdowns would enhance the risk of increased drug abuse, increased overdoses, child and spousal abuse, and increased suicide within the general population. Those warnings became reality as people began to feel the effects of social isolation and loneliness.
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