Mental health care for medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for society. Supporting the mental health of medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers (staff) is a critical part of the public health response. This paper details the effects on staff and addresses some of the organisational, team and indivi...

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Published in:European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 241
Main Authors: Walton, Matthew, Murray, Esther, Christian, Michael D
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01.04.2020
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification
Communication
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - psychology
COVID-19
Crisis Intervention - organization & administration
Critical Care - psychology
Critical Care - statistics & numerical data
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Empowerment
Health Personnel - psychology
Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Humanism
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Interpersonal Relations
Leadership
Medical Staff - psychology
Medical Staff - statistics & numerical data
Mental Health - standards
Pandemics
Physicians - psychology
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - psychology
SARS-CoV-2
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute - psychology
PTSD
physician wellbeing
Covid-19
medical staff
Mental health
leadership
critical care
pandemic
crisis management
moral injury
ISSN:2048-8734, 2048-8734
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for society. Supporting the mental health of medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers (staff) is a critical part of the public health response. This paper details the effects on staff and addresses some of the organisational, team and individual considerations for supporting staff (pragmatically) during this pandemic. Leaders at all levels of health care organisations will find this a valuable resource.
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ISSN:2048-8734
2048-8734
DOI:10.1177/2048872620922795