Anxious Argentines, in coronavirus lockdown, bring therapy couch back home

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Argentines, therapy-mad at the best of times, are finding ways to bring their shrinks into their homes via phone calls and conferencing apps like Zoom as they grapple with anxiety amid a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

Therapist Pedro Schargorodsky works with a patient by WhatsApp video call, at his home in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

“Many are due to panic attacks, anxiety about confinement, insomnia, and anguish over economic issues.” Borensztejn’s association has opened a free phone line to serve patients in emergencies, referring them to professionals who can take new cases and offer further treatment. She says many calls for help have come from doctors themselves.

Psychology - and the psychoanalysis discipline in particular - is so embedded in Argentine culture that it’s common to hear therapist terms used in discussions on the streets or in schools.

 

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