COVID-19 emergency in the hospital: How the clinical psychology unit is responding.
Eugenia Cao di San Marco, Julia Menichetti, Elena Vegni
Abstract
The present commentary describes the main care services implemented by the clinical psychology unit of an Italian hospital to cope with the COVID-19 emergency outbreak. The unit's main goal has been to support and protect health care professionals, relatives of hospitalized patients, and patients themselves from further psychological distress. Details and insights are shared. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
Topics & Concepts
PsycINFOUnit (ring theory)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Psychology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDistressIntensive care unitPsychological distressMEDLINEMedical emergencyNursingMedicineOutbreakPsychiatryClinical psychologyMental healthPolitical scienceDiseaseVirologyPathologyMathematics educationInfectious disease (medical specialty)LawEthics in medical practiceHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutDisaster Response and Management