Emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. health care workers: A gathering storm.
Mark A. Ruiz, Carri-Ann M. Gibson
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing enormous stress on U.S. health care workers. Prior studies of infectious disease outbreaks and other catastrophic events have shown the damaging mental health impacts caused by these events. Implications for the policy and treatment of health care workers facing the COVID-19 crisis are discussed in this commentary. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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