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COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid
Crises such as the global pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) elicit a range of responses from individuals and societies adversely affecting physical and emotional well-being. This article provides an overview of factors elicited in response to COVID-19 and their impact on immunity, physical health,...
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32404221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2020.41 |
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author | Minihan, E. Gavin, B. Kelly, B. D. McNicholas, F. |
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description | Crises such as the global pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) elicit a range of responses from individuals and societies adversely affecting physical and emotional well-being. This article provides an overview of factors elicited in response to COVID-19 and their impact on immunity, physical health, mental health and well-being. Certain groups, such as individuals with mental illness, are especially vulnerable, so it is important to maximise the supports available to this population and their families during the pandemic. More broadly, the World Health Organization recommends ‘Psychological First Aid’ as a useful technique that can help many people in a time of crisis. |
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spelling | pubmed-74686782020-09-03 COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid Minihan, E. Gavin, B. Kelly, B. D. McNicholas, F. Ir J Psychol Med Perspective Piece Crises such as the global pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) elicit a range of responses from individuals and societies adversely affecting physical and emotional well-being. This article provides an overview of factors elicited in response to COVID-19 and their impact on immunity, physical health, mental health and well-being. Certain groups, such as individuals with mental illness, are especially vulnerable, so it is important to maximise the supports available to this population and their families during the pandemic. More broadly, the World Health Organization recommends ‘Psychological First Aid’ as a useful technique that can help many people in a time of crisis. Cambridge University Press 2020-05-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7468678/ /pubmed/32404221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2020.41 Text en © College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2020 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Perspective Piece Minihan, E. Gavin, B. Kelly, B. D. McNicholas, F. COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid |
title | COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid |
title_full | COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid |
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title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid |
title_short | COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32404221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2020.41 |
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