Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is a global public health crisis of a scale not previously experienced in modern times (Kickbusch et al., 2020). Governmental ‘lockdown’ measures aimed at minimizing virus transmission including ‘stay at home’ orders, closure of businesses and places of congregation, and travel restrictions have had a substantive societal impact that permeates almost every facet of daily life (Gostin & Wiley, 2020; Shanafelt, Ripp, & Trockel, 2020). These widespread changes represent considerable sources of stress in the population and will have deleterious effects on mental and physical health going forward. As nations begin to emerge from ‘lockdown’, the collateral damage to human health caused by these restrictions has taken centre stage, and mental health issues, particularly stress‐related conditions and outcomes, are prominent among them. The imperative for strategies to assist in managing stress and minimizing concomitant health problems has become a priority. In this commentary, we outline how stress reappraisal interventions, which have come to the fore in recent years, may be a potentially efficacious, cost‐effective way to manage stress during and post‐pandemic, and minimize the health consequences.
Highlights
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global public health crisis of a scale not previously experienced in modern times (Kickbusch et al, 2020)
Interventions that include reappraisal and mindset interventions as part of their content should, be accompanied by information on where those who experience difficult or traumatic thoughts during the course of the intervention could seek advice and help. These interventions stand as strong candidate means to assist with the management of stress for individuals experiencing high stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and as nations emerge from lockdown
Stress reappraisal and mindset interventions have high potential to assist in stress management during the COVID-19 pandemic based on their demonstrated efficacy in laboratory and selected applied contexts (Crum et al, 2013, 2017; Keech et al, 2019)
Summary
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global public health crisis of a scale not previously experienced in modern times (Kickbusch et al, 2020). Increasing evidence suggests that individuals' beliefs about stress play an important role on their capacity to cope effectively with stress and mitigate maladaptive stress-related outcomes (Crum, Salovey, & Achor, 2013; Jamieson, Peters, Greenwood, & Altose, 2016; Keech, Cole, Hagger, & Hamilton, 2020; Liu, Vickers, Reed, & Hadad, 2017).
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