ABSTRACT
At different stages of its development, the world community has repeatedly faced various disasters, nat-ural calamities and epidemics. COVID-19 pandemic was no exception, the consequences of which, one way or another, affected everyone, but mostly medical workers. It is in the conditions of the pandemic that common stress factors emerged and aggravated, many people experienced negative mental and psychological consequences of it. However, based on the accumulated experience and the rapid development of medicine, there is an opportunity to influence the preservation of mental health of any person, as well as to identify risks and to prevent negative consequences of the pandemic. Preservation of mental health of medical workers is one of the most important tasks of public health. Factors influencing mental and psychological state of medical workers as well as possible organizational measures to support medical workers during the pandemic are considered in the article. © Burnasyan FMBC FMBA.
ABSTRACT
A new coronavirus infection COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Medical professionals, who play the leading role in the fight against the spread of the dangerous virus, work under conditions of high and prolonged stress. There is an urgent need for psychologists to intervene and to develop support measures for medical professionals to maintain and to preserve their mental health. In connection with the need to determine the state of mental health of medical professionals and to assess international and domestic experience in the implementation of measures to support it, the analysis of scientific publications for 2020, devoted to the issue of mental health of medical workers in the pandemic COVID-19 was conducted. The conclusion is made that the organization of psychological help and psychological support as well as positive world experience of the realized measures of support will allow to keep mental health of medical professionals during the pandemic. © 2021, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. All rights reserved.