One of the first studies of mental health among clinicians and others caring for patients with COVID-19 was published last week inJAMA Network Open.3In this study, more than 1200 health care workers from 34 hospitals in China providing COVID-19 care were surveyed from January 29 to February...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed daily to the risk of injury by needlesticks and other medical instruments. However, the psychiatric impacts of such injuries have not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mental health status of HCWs with experiences of needlestick and...
NEW YORK, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The healthcare workers in the United States are facing a mental health crisis, the USA Today reported Tuesday. Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory regarding the burnout and resignation crisis in the healthcare community, underlining th...
CHONGQING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- In the nationwide battle against the novel coronavirus, mental health volunteers have been playing an important role in helping people overcome fears of illness. Despite thousands of psychological experts who are providing professional mental care for both infected patie...
Health-care workers involved in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic are often required to work in highly challenging conditions and may therefore be at increased risk of experiencing mental health problems. This Comment sets out a practical approach to protecting the mental health of health-care...
others. They need to give themselves permission to process feelings of fear, compassion, fatigue, the desire to protect themselves, and criticism toward patients who are putting them at risk." That said, there are things healthcare workers can do to help manage their mental health during the ...
"The mental health of kids in Texas would improve if we had the number of staff to support them," said Jenna Becker, a school psychologist and president of the Texas School Psychologist Association. Texas schools face a severe shortage in most mental health care professions, according to 2022...
Federal health officials have outlined a five-part plan to improve and protect the mental health and well-being of America's healthcare workers (HCWs) and create sustainable change for the next generation of HCWs. "It's long past time for us to care for the people who care for all of ...
Health care professionals are the U.S. health care system. They’re at the heart of every life saved and every patient cared for, in return facing challenges and strain unimaginable to most of us. Yet, despite alarming levels of burnout and untreated mental health conditions exacerbated by the...
This cross-sectional study assesses the magnitude of mental health consequences and associated factors among health care workers treating patients exposed