Santé mentale chez les gens de mer : connaissances actuelles et impact de la pandémie COVID 19

Seafarers are exposed to several physical and psychosocial stressors. Recent studies highlighted specific disorders as fatigue, boredom and diseases as depression. Seafarers are also commonly exposed to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (piracy, accidents, threats). COVID-19 impact seafarers with an estimated 400,000 of whom are stranded on vessels around the world, with extended time on board, repatriation's difficulties and the financial concerns of the unexpectedly unemployed. International Maritime Organisation IMO has established the Seafarer Crisis Action Team (SCAT) to help them. In France, in last 10 months a call-center received 142 calls from 32 seafarers for psychological phone consultations mostly linked to this era. With the increase of duration of the COVID-19 crisis, psychological health care, repatriations and financial solutions are needed for seafarers.