Driven to teletherapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-153
Author(s):  
Jill Savege Scharff
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Telemental Health ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Practical Advice ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Emotional Effects

The author reviews the emotional effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on adults and children as they cooperate to combat the risk of infection by agreeing to social isolation. Confined to their homes, patients and therapists alike must deal with reactions to stress and pressure to adapt to changes in their domestic routines and school or work settings. The author then reviews the accommodations and innovations psychoanalytic mental health professionals in particular are developing when suddenly required to move their work completely online to provide continuity of care. She reviews the fears and anxieties expressed by therapists and analysts, makes suggestions for their self-care, and offers practical advice for making the necessary adjustments to provide competent, ethical teleanalysis and teletherapy under emergency conditions. She concludes by asking what impact the current learning about telemental health will have on the future of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.

scholarly journals Social and Cognitive Psychology Theories in Understanding COVID-19 as the Pandemic of Blame

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayoub Bouguettaya ◽  
Clare E. C. Walsh ◽  
Victoria Team
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

When faced with adverse circumstances, there may be a tendency for individuals, agencies, and governments to search for a target to assign blame. Our focus will be on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, where racial groups, political parties, countries, and minorities have been blamed for spreading, producing or creating the virus. Blame—here defined as attributing causality, responsibility, intent, or foresight to someone/something for a fault or wrong—has already begun to damage modern society and medical practice in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. Evidence from past and current pandemics suggest that this tendency to seek blame affects international relations, promotes unwarranted devaluation of health professionals, and prompts a spike of racism and discrimination. By drawing on social and cognitive psychology theories, we provide a framework that helps to understand (1) the effect of blame in pandemics, (2) when people blame, whom they blame, and (3) how blame detrimentally affects the COVID-19 response. Ultimately, we provide a path to inform health messaging to reduce blaming tendencies, based on social psychological principles for health communication.

Little bugs and wicked viruses: Communicating the COVID-19 pandemic through picturebooks for children

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth F. Caldwell ◽  
Sarah Falcus
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Health Organizations ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Staying At Home

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the production of large numbers of books to educate children about the novel coronavirus and the measures to control its spread. The books have been produced by a wide variety of different individuals and organizations, from health professionals and educators to national public health organizations and the United Nations. This study provides a detailed analysis of 73 picturebooks about coronavirus/COVID-19 available in English and produced between March and June 2020. The analysis reveals that the books combine early scientific knowledge about the novel coronavirus with pre-existing connotations of germs to produce a specific, comprehensible cause for the social disruption produced by the pandemic. This portrayal is frequently used to mobilize children to be heroes and fight the virus through a number of behavioural measures, principally frequent hand washing and staying at home. The books also reveal adult anxieties about the nature of childhood and the uncertainty of the nature and timing of a post-pandemic future.

The Novel Coronavirus: A Major Global Health Concern

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Inhibitory Effects ◽  
Runny Nose ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Nucleoprotein N ◽  
The City

Today, Coronavirus (Cov) is one of the most dangerous diseases worldwide, and many people suffer from it. Coronavirus as a deadly virus was first recognized and spread in the City of Wuhan, Province of Hubei, China. This virion contains nucleocapsid, which is consists of phosphorylated nucleoprotein (N) and genomic RNA. The RNA of coronaviruses is enveloped, not fragmented, and is a positively sensitive single-stranded RNA that is known to be the largest viral genome in various sizes from 26 to 32 kV. Cov usually tends to provoke mild to severe respiratory disease. The symptoms of Cov may comprise headache, cough, fever, sore throat, runny nose, and a discomfort sensation. People with chronic diseases and health care staff are at greater risk of infection. Some compounds, such as mycophenolic acid and cyclosporine A, RNAi, and monoclonal antibodies have shown inhibitory effects against Cov. This article briefly discusses the nature, symptoms, transmission, treatment, prevention, and protection of this deadly virus.

scholarly journals The Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health Facilities and Psychiatric Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8034
Author(s):  
Jade Gourret Baumgart ◽  
Hélène Kane ◽  
Wissam El-Hage ◽  
Jocelyn Deloyer ◽  
Christine Maes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

(1) Background: While in many countries, the psychiatric and mental health sectors had been in crisis for years, the onset of a novel coronavirus pandemic impacted their structures, organizations, and professionals worldwide. (2) Methods: To document the early impacts of the COVID-19 health crisis on psychiatry and mental health sectors, a systematic review of the international literature published in 2020 was conducted in PubMed (MEDLINE), Cairn.info, and SantéPsy (Ascodocpsy) databases. (3) Results: After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 72 articles from scientific journals were selected, including papers documenting the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the organization of psychiatric care delivery, work processes in psychiatry and mental health units, and personal experiences of mental health professionals. This review identified the contributions aimed at preventing the onset of mental disorders in the early stages of the health crisis. It lists the organizational changes that have been implemented in the first place to ensure continuity of psychiatric care while reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. It questions the evolution of the rights and duties of mental health professionals in the first months of the pandemic. (4) Discussion and conclusions: Although this literature review exclusively documented the early impacts of the COVID-19 health crisis, it is of significant interest, as it pictures the unprecedent situation in which psychiatry and mental health care professionals found themselves in the first stages of the pandemic. This work is a preliminary step of a study to be conducted with mental health professionals on an international scale—the Psy-GIPO2C project—based on more than 15 group interviews, 30 individual interviews, and 2000 questionnaires. The final aim of this study is to formulate concrete recommendations for decision-makers to improve work in psychiatry and mental health.

Fees and Financial Arrangements in Private Practice

2017 ◽  
pp. 235-249
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Informed Consent Process ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Practical Advice ◽  
Pro Bono ◽  
Financial Arrangements

This chapter addresses the issue of fees for mental health professionals in private practice. Important issues discussed include the meaning of fees and money for practitioners and how to resolve conflicts about money that may adversely impact one’s practice. Guidance is provided on ethical and practical aspects of setting, raising, and collecting fees, including what to do when clients fail to pay. How to address fee issues as part of the informed consent process in an ethical and proactive manner is emphasized. Client hardship, sliding scales for fees, and pro bono fees are discussed, and practical advice is provided regarding fees for nonclinical services. Specific recommendations for ethical practice are provided that are consistent with each mental health profession’s code of ethics.

Mental Health Peer to Peer Support via Social Media practice reference During COVID-19 Pandemics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Wang ◽  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Pu Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Psychological Practice ◽  
Novel Model

This article describes a psychological practice reference to provide peer support via social media, derived from the experience learned from our intervention project, which was developed and carried out by a group of experienced mental health professionals, offering peer psychological support to healthcare professionals working at the frontline of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. The authors describe the infrastructure of the team and the novel model of peer-to-peer crisis intervention via social media. This offers a model for intervention that can be used elsewhere for current pandemic and future crises.

scholarly journals Mental health professionals' perspectives of telemental health with remote and rural First Nations communities

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 263-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri Gibson ◽  
Susan O'Donnell ◽  
Heather Coulson ◽  
Tina Kakepetum-Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Telemental Health

scholarly journals Are healthcare professionals in Jordan willing to work and provide care for COVID-19 patients?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Alwidyan ◽  
Alaa Oteir ◽  
Anas Mohammad ◽  
Brett Williams
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
To Come ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Willingness To Report

Introduction The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has overwhelmed healthcare systems and exposed healthcare providers (and their families) to a high risk of infection and death. This study aimed to assess the willingness of healthcare providers in Jordan to report for duty and provide care to COVID-19 patients. Methods An online questionnaire was developed including questions about demographics, willingness to report to work and provide care to COVID-19 patients, and potential associated factors. Results A total of 253 participants completed the survey (mean age 33.8 years, 58.6% male). The sample included physicians (14.9%), nurses (61.1%) and paramedics (23%). Most participants (96.4%) were willing to come to work during the pandemic, although only 64.7% showed a willingness to provide care to COVID-19 patients. Being male (OR 3.21; 95% CI: 1.75-5.90) or having adequate training on COVID-19 (OR 5.16; 95% CI: 2.32-11.46) were the major predictors for willingness to care for COVID-19 patients, whereas concerns for family safety (OR 0.25; 95% CI: 0.14-0.47) or lack of information about COVID-19 (OR 0.43; 95% CI: 0.23-0.80) were the major predicting barriers for willingness to care for COVID-19 patients. Conclusion Although most participants were willing to report for duty, less than two-thirds were willing to care for COVID-19 patients. Being male and receiving training are associated with willingness; whereas concern for family is associated with less willingness to care for COVID-19 patients.

Organization of professional training of middle medical personnel for work in conditions of the novel coronavirus infection COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Volodin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

At present, in the context of mass spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in the territory of the Russian Federation, one of the main directions of further professional education of health workers is the improvement of professional competences (streamlining the existing ones) and acquisition of new knowledge and skills in order to implement measures to prevent and reduce the risks of the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in adults and children in the practical activities of medical personnel, necessary for independent professional activities within the existing qualifications.

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