ABSTRACT
We describe the utility of telephonic aftercare services (including liaising with primary healthcare providers) rendered to persons with psychiatric disorders (n = 1049) during the lockdown period of COVID 19 pandemic in India. Such consultations can be continued even after the COVID 19 period for suitable patients.
Subject(s)
Aftercare/organization & administration , COVID-19 , Continuity of Patient Care/organization & administration , Mental Disorders/therapy , Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Patient Acceptance of Health Care , Patient Satisfaction , Telemedicine/organization & administration , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , COVID-19/prevention & control , Female , Humans , India , Male , Middle Aged , Telephone , Young AdultSubject(s)
COVID-19 , Communicable Disease Control/methods , Hospitals, Psychiatric , Tertiary Healthcare , Humans , PandemicsSubject(s)
Ambulatory Care , COVID-19 , Day Care, Medical , Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , Hospitals, Psychiatric/organization & administration , Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Psychiatry , Bed Occupancy , Hospitalization , Humans , India , Tertiary HealthcareABSTRACT
COVID-19 pandemic had made an unprecedented impact worldwide. India has entered into a total lockdown by invoking the special provision of Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 and Disaster Management Act, 2015. The complete lockdown policy has a direct and indirect impact on Homeless Persons with Mental Illness (HPMI) concerning shelter, basic needs and access to health care, besides the transmission of COVID infection. In this manuscript, we highlight the collective efforts undertaken by both the Government and Civil Society in providing care and protection to HPMI against COVID during the lockdown in India.