Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health Care Practitioners
Peter Yellowlees
Abstract
Many mental health practitioners, including psychiatrists, have suffered multiple social and mental health impacts from COVID-19. A range of actions are described that health care organizations and individuals can take to mitigate these impacts. There will likely be substantial positive short- and long-term outcomes for psychiatrists individually and as a profession post-COVID-19. These include improved professional well-being and more efficient practice modalities through the development of hybrid care clinical approaches integrating technologies into practice, and a greater focus on providing better care for diverse racial and ethnic communities.
Topics & Concepts
Mental healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ModalitiesHealth care2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEthnic groupMental health carePsychologyNursingMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PsychiatryPolitical scienceSociologyVirologyOutbreakSocial sciencePathologyLawDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts