Lockdown and Visual Hallucinations in Older People: A Community Perspective

After COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic, different countries have enforced lockdowns, and shielding to mitigate the spread of the virus as preventing loss of lives was the priority. In this report, we will be looking for possible explanations for increased rates of visual hallucinations presented to community mental health teams for older people during the period of lockdown. Various possible underlying causes are explained;