Heeren Alexandre
Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain.
Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain.
Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2020 Jun;17(3):189-191. doi: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20200307.
Taking stock of the global mental health challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic, Schimmenti, Billieux, and Starcevic (2020) recently provided, in this journal, a radically new theoretical framework for conceptualizing the experience of fear during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this commentary, I reflect on the implications of Schimmenti and colleagues' sole focus on fear, without taking into account the notion of anxiety. I argue that the conceptual and functional distinction between fear and anxiety may further strengthen the theoretical foundations of Schimmenti and colleagues' model. Finally, I discuss how such a distinction can ultimately help at better identifying new clinical targets not only for psychological interventions but also for policy recommendations.
在评估全球新冠疫情引发的全球心理健康挑战时，希门蒂、比利厄和斯塔切维奇（2020年）最近在本期刊上提出了一个全新的理论框架，用于概念化新冠疫情期间的恐惧体验。在这篇评论中，我思考了希门蒂及其同事仅关注恐惧而未考虑焦虑概念的影响。我认为，恐惧与焦虑在概念和功能上的区别可能会进一步强化希门蒂及其同事模型的理论基础。最后，我讨论了这种区别最终如何有助于更好地确定不仅适用于心理干预，也适用于政策建议的新临床目标。
