As the pandemic wanes in the months ahead, these symptoms will subside for some frontline workers but persist for others. Mental health professionals will play a vital role in addressing the moderate and severe symptoms in frontline health care workers who experience depression, anxiety, and psycholo...
Health care workers are under more stress than ever before. How can they protect their mental health while handling new and complex pressures? TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shows how writing and sharing personal stories helps physicians, nurses, medical stu
Healthcare workers have suddenly been thrust into this role of first responders, says Bethany Marshall, who holds a doctorate in Psychoanalysis. But, they don't have the benefit of training, protocol, and protections afforded to traditional first responders such as firefighters, police officers, 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...
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
For some frontline healthcare workers, symptoms of stress will subside with the crisis, but others will need additional help to restore their mental health.
A new five-part plan from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focuses on primary prevention -- and creating a system that takes care of the nation's 20 million healthcare workers.
“Locum tenens organizations, like Jackson and Coker, are integral to our healthcare system, and it is essential that we support health workers and hospitals in this space to ensure they are aware of the need for mental health resources and healthy working environments. When we work together as...
This cross-sectional study assesses the magnitude of mental health consequences and associated factors among health care workers treating patients exposed
This cross-sectional study reports on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and insomnia among health care workers in Italy