Journal menu

open access
Journal of Mental Health and Psychiatry

Peer-Reviewed Bi-Annual (Two issues per year)
Submit
Manuscript
Mail
Us
×

Contact Emails

mentalhealthjournal@globalmeetx.net
support@globalmeetx.com
editorial@globalmeetx.com
finance@globalmeetx.com
Article Processing
Charges
Peer
Review Peer Review Icon
Editorial
Tracker
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Confusion as the Primary Psychosomatic Symptom of Researcher Burnout
Research Article - Volume: 2, Issue: 1, 2026 (February)
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Confusion as the Primary Psychosomatic Symptom of Researcher Burnout Download PDF
Carol Nash*

Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
*Correspondence to: Carol Nash, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. E-Mail:
Received: November 10, 2025; Manuscript No: JMHP-25-9917; Editor Assigned: November 12, 2025; PreQc No: JMHP-25-9917(PQ); Reviewed: November 14, 2025; Revised: November 18, 2025; Manuscript No: JMHP-25-9917(R); Published: February 05, 2026

ABSTRACT

Background

Uniquely, confusion represents the most reported psychosomatic symptom of one burnout reduction program. Several of the ten of this yearly program were during the COVID-19 pandemic’s weekly meetings in a private Facebook group. For participants who reported confusion during the pandemic, this investigation assesses whether COVID-19 was an affecting factor.

Keywords: COVID-19; psychosomatic; burnout; researchers; confusion; narrative inquiry; historical analysis; psychological theories; DYMERS; team mindfulness

Citation: Nash C (2026). The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Confusion as the Primary Psychosomatic Symptom of Researcher Burnout. J Ment Health Psychiatry. Vol.2 Iss.1, February (2026), pp:23-32.
Copyright: © 2026 Carol Nash. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.