Posts with the tag « frontline-hcw » :
🔗 مصر: أطباء نفسيون يدعمون زملاءهم في جبهة «كوفيد ـ 19»
Media coverage of my unsuccessful initiative back in early 2020.
🔗 Trainee doctors’ attitudes to mental illness among their peers
The most recognised barrier to seeking medical support was perceived stigma. Participants were concerned that such labelling will carry long-term professional implications. Due to the aforementioned, concerns were expressed regarding the confidentiality of support services, such as occupational health. <<<
🔗 وفاة 6 أطباء بفيروس كورونا اليوم وإرتفاع شهداء الأطباء بكورونا الي 48 شهيد
Names of 48 doctors listed.
🔗 Mental Health Outcomes Among Frontline and Second-Line Health Care Workers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Italy
Mental health outcomes among healthcare staff in Italy. No sampling frame.
🔗 Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic | The BMJ
"Moral injury, a term that originated in the military, can be defined as the psychological distress that results from actions, or the lack of them, which violate someone’s moral or ethical code.1 Unlike formal mental health conditions such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, moral injury is not a mental illness. But those who develop moral injuries are likely to experience negative thoughts about themselves or others (for example, “I am a terrible person” or “My bosses don’t care about people’s lives”) as well as intense feelings of shame, guilt, or disgust."