Meet the editors

Dr. Fabio Gabrielli (2015 Nobel Prize nominee) has been Full Professor of Philosophical Anthropology at Ludes University of Lugano, Switzerland. Currently, he is also working as Professor of Philosophy of the Relationship at the School of Management, University Jean Monnet, Bari, Italy. He is also a visiting professor, PWSTE, at the University of Jaroslaw, Poland. Dr. Gabrielli is a member of the International Scientific Committee of the

Quantum Paradigms of Psychopathology (QPP) - European section, and a member of the Scientific Board of the Aracne Publishing House in Rome for the Neo-existential Anthropology Series. He is the honorary-national president of CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis – ONLUS. Dr. Gabrielli has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and congresses and has authored many books and journal papers.

Floriana Irtelli is a psychoanalyst–psychotherapist and member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) who has been lecturing for several years at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy. She has worked at the Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Milan, performing research and clinical activities. She is a book author and has published articles for the Journal of Affective Disorders,

Research in Psychotherapy, and the Journal for Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. She has participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and congresses.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Cicek Hocaoglu*

**Preface XV**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Psychological Perspective **11**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 29**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 59**

**Chapter 6 73**

**Chapter 7 85**

Athlete Psychological Resilience and Integration with Digital Mental Health

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Dentists

Evaluation of Anxiety Disorders and Protective-Risk Factors in Children

Introductory Chapter: The Transition from Distress to Acceptance of Human Frailty - Anthropology and Psychology of the Pandemic Era

Various Facets of Anxiety during the Pandemic in India - Critical Issues

Mental Health Issues during Covid-19 Pandemic in Portuguese Prisons

*by Riddhi Laijawala, Sushma Sonavane and Avinash De Sousa*

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicidal Behavior

*by Andrea Vergara-Buenaventura and Carmen Castro-Ruiz*

*by Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves and Joana Andrade*

Implementation Amid Covid-19 *by Luke Balcombe and Diego De Leo*

during Pandemic Process *by İsmail Seçer and Sümeyye Ulaş*

*by Fabio Gabrielli and Floriana Irtelli*

## Contents



**III**

**Chapter 18 227**

**Chapter 19 241**

**Chapter 20 251**

**Chapter 21 263**

**Chapter 22 283**

**Chapter 23 297**

**Chapter 24 311**

**Chapter 25 327**

**Chapter 26 339**

**Chapter 27 353**

**Chapter 28 375**

COVID-19 Pandemic; Anxiety and Depression among Frontline Healthcare

A Year after - Could We Move beyond Psychosomatics and Dissociation

*by Emilija Stoimenova Canevska, Ena Canevska and Jana Petreska*

Uncertainty, Sex and Sexuality during the Pandemic: Impact on

*by Debanjan Banerjee, Sanchari Mukhopadhyay, Abhinav Tandon* 

Uncertainty in Pandemic Times

in Life during COVID-19 Pandemic

with Separation Anxiety Disorder

*by Murat Yıldırım*

*and William D.S. Killgore*

*by Jie Luo and Alfred Shaw*

*and Monika Prusaczyk*

Psychosocial Resilience

*and T.S. Sathyanarayana Rao*

Workers: Rising from the Ashes *by Salman Sharif and Faridah Amin*

*by Agnieszka Dąbkowska-Mika*

*by Liliana Lorettu, Davide Piu and Saverio Bellizzi*

Sleep and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic

*by Malgorzata Dabkowska and Agnieszka Dabkowska-Mika*

Stress and Resilience among Medical Students during Pandemic *by J. Shivananda Manohar, Rajesh Raman and Bindu Annigeri*

Loneliness and Psychological Distress: A Mediating Role of Meaning

*by Sara A. Cloonan, Emily C. Taylor, Michelle R. Persich, Natalie S. Dailey* 

Potential Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Adolescents

Child and Adolescent Anxiety as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Anxiety, Coping Strategies and Resilience among Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

*by Malgorzata Dąbkowska, Anna Kobierecka-Dziamska* 

Is the Pandemic a Risk Factor for Eating Disorders?



**V**

**Chapter 39 521**

**Chapter 40 533**

**Chapter 41 545**

**Chapter 42 561**

**Chapter 43 581**

**Chapter 44 601**

**Chapter 45 621**

**Chapter 46 641**

**Chapter 47 653**

Biological Perspective **671**

**Chapter 48 673**

Psychological Aspects of Neuroinflammatory Disorders in COVID-19 Era

Living with Uncertainty in Times of Pandemic: The View of Working

COVID 19 and Myriad of Psychological Problems in Indian Context

Students in Higher Education

COVID 19 and Quality of Life in Indian Context

*and Santhana Rajam Sankara Eswaran*

*and Santhana Rajam Sankara Eswaran*

*by Janka Peráčková and Pavol Peráček*

Towards a COVID-Generation

*by Panagiotis Pelekasis*

during Pandemic in India

*by Ioana Valentina Micluţia*

*by Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi*

*by Chitra Mourali*

in Romania

**Section 4**

the COVID-19 Pandemic

*by Ganapathy Sankar Umaiorubagam, Monisha Ravikumar* 

*by Ganapathy Sankar Umaiorubagam, Monisha Ravikumar* 

Pleasant Activities among Young Adults and Their Lack during

Forecasting the Long-Term Effects of the Pandemic on Children:

COVID-19 and Psychological Distress among Older Adults in Ghana *by Anthony Kwame Morgan, Justin Cobbold, Beatrice Aberinpoka Awafo,* 

Main Concerns in Times of COVID-19 in Three Groups of People: Italians, Romanian Immigrants in Italy, and Romanians in Romania

Psychosocial Impact of Lockdown Induced Setback on Education

Psychiatric Services and Teaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic

*Daniel Katey, Theophilus Quartey and Rahinatu Ibrahim*

*by Ankica Kosic and Tamara Dzamonja Ignjatovic*

*by Diana Dias*



Preface

Today, much research is being conducted in the psychological, psychiatric, medical, anthropological, and sociological fields on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's mental and physical health, a period characterized by uncertainty and anxiety. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this topic by exploring research, theories, biopsychosocial perspectives, and intercultural studies about the pandemic period. First, the book analyzes updates from research and clinics on how psychological distress and resilience develop in different contemporary cultural and anthropological contexts. Second, it examines the human potential and its associations with mental health. Third, it investigates the interaction of demographic variables along different psychological and social trajectories to obtain detailed information on risk factors for the development of mental illness and existential distress. Finally, the book provides an overview of risk factors and epidemiology for prevention to promote a better quality of life, resilience, and

> **Fabio Gabrielli** Professor,

School of Management, LUM Jean Monnet University,

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart,

Casamassima, Italy

**Floriana Irtelli**

Milan Italy

psychological wellbeing of the general population during this period.
