Managing Pandemic Isolation with Literature as Therapy, "Preface" by Vicent Martines, Antonio Cortijo Ocaña and Veronica Orazi (pp. XIV-XVII)

Presentation of a study that focuses on the effects the current COVID-19 pandemic has had on the population at large and the use of reading and writing as educational and therapeutic tools to help ease the effects of isolation and trauma. The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: Anxiety, Brain Neurology, Children’s Literature, Clinical Psychology, Distance Education, Isolation, Literature, Stress, Therapy, Reading & Writing. In addition, the articles hereby contained could be of use for a variety of professionals such as psychologists, medical personnel, policy makers, government officials, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.