Suicide rates typically drop during natural disasters and other crises but then spike in the months or years after. So mental health specialists are looking to build psychological resilience now.
Hospital workers face stresses right now that can compare to fighting a war, and recent research suggests medical staff could be among the hardest hit by the mental health effects of the pandemic.
Frontline hospital workers see COVID-19 patients dying every day — often due to a lack of resources or time. They could be among the hardest hit by the mental health after-effects of the pandemic.
ICU nurse Jennifer Binstock, head of the American Psychiatry Association Dr. Bruce Schwartz and NPR’s Yuki Noguchi discuss the mental toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on health care workers.
ICU nurse Jennifer Binstock, head of the American Psychiatry Association Dr. Bruce Schwartz and NPR’s Yuki Noguchi discuss the mental toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on health care workers.
Remote mental health treatment isn’t the same as in-person visits with a psychiatrist, but faced with a pandemic, many people have been forced to make do. Regulators are making that access easier.
The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted frontline medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they’re protected. Hospitals say they’re taking steps to prepare.
A telemedicine initiative at Meridian Health Services is making it possible to offer psychiatric care to more patients in remote areas. It’s also helping recruit doctors in a tight labor market.
Recruiting doctors to come to work in rural hospitals has always been a challenge, especially in a hot job market. But some hospitals in remote areas are finding ways to lure much-needed talent.