TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - A possible next CoViD-19 pandemic: the violence against women and its psychiatric consequences
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - De Berardis, Domenico
A1  - Gianfelice, Giulia
A1  - Fornaro, Michele
A1  - Vellante, Federica
A1  - Ventriglio, Antonio
A1  - Marini, Gabriella
A1  - Pettorruso, Mauro
A1  - Martinotti, Giovanni
A1  - Fraticelli, Silvia
A1  - di Giannantonio, Massimo
SP  - e650671
EP  - e650671
VL  - 12
IS  - 
N2  - Covid-19 has left the aftermath characterized by an increase of psychological distress due to several causes, such as social distancing, fear of contagion, less utilization of healthcare resources, and last but not least, the lockdown in several countries. The lockdown has negatively affected the psychological well-being and has favored the emergence or re-exacerbation of psychiatric disorders (1).     The "forced" lockdown has obliged families to live together under the same home and, often, in a restricted objective and personal spaces. The problem now is that, due to the lockdown measures, families are forced to live together 24/7 compared to the time they would spend all together before the pandemic. This has increased the possibility of conflicts, quarrels, and episodes of interpersonal violence. Moreover, one of the most critical issues of the lockdown has involved the cohabitation of families that were problematic and, particularly, couples with marriage problems and were also approaching a divorce or a separation before COVID-19 (2). Sadly, many females may have paid the higher price of this forced cohabitation in a global context that was, even before, highly alarming regarding the violence against women (VAW) and girls.     Moreover, the VAW was still a worldwide and community health problem even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was often neglected in this particular period (as it happened for mental health as well), and therefore our opinion paper aims to draw attention to it...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.650671
ID  - ref1
ER  -