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Recent research has provided new information on the impact of COVID-19 and previous pandemics on the mental health of healthcare professionals (HCP). Several studies have found that HCP are greatly affected by pandemics and may develop anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The stress caused by the intense working conditions and the fear of contracting and transmitting the virus are major vulnerability factors for these workers, increasing their risk of developing a mental health condition. It is therefore essential to provide appropriate support to this population in order to reduce and avoid the psychological burden of the current pandemic on their mental health. Considering the data previously published on the COVID-19 pandemic and past epidemics, the present article aims to provide an epidemiological review of the psychological impact of a pandemic on healthcare professionals. Furthermore, it examines, from a theoretical perspective, whether EMDR early interventions (EEI) may constitute an effective solution in order to provide psychological support to HCP in hospitals. Lastly, the article will identify various protocols for EEI, which, it argues, should be the approaches of choice for providing early support following a potentially traumatic event. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Children and adolescents were particularly affected by the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 health crisis. They were faced with multiple stressors such as repeated confinements, the use of masks, the disruption of daily routines, the lack of social interactions following the closure of schools and the cessation of extra-curricular activities. These adversities dramatically weakened their coping strategies and their resources. In this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, Olivier Sorel, Juliane Tortes Saint-Jammes et Sandie Meillerais discuss the changes that have been implemented in their clinical practice for children in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, they will also identify, by using clinical examples, the procedures specifically used to develop, reinforce or reactivate the resources of children and adolescents during the therapy. Finally, they address the very notion of clinical support, with an emphasis on EMDR therapy and a family-centered approach.
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Résumé Les enfants et les adolescents ont été particulièrement touchés par les conséquences psychologiques de la crise sanitaire liée à la pandémie de COVID-19. Les confinements successifs, le port du masque, la perte de leurs repères et de leur environnement social habituel à la suite des fermetures des écoles et à l’arrêt des activités extra-scolaires ont été tant d’adversités auxquelles ils ont été confrontés et qui ont fragilisé leurs stratégies de coping et leurs ressources. Dans cet entretien avec Jean-Pierre Bouchard, Olivier Sorel, Juliane Tortes Saint-Jammes et Sandie Meillerais discutent des modifications mises en place dans leur clinique de l’enfant dans le cadre de cette pandémie. Dans un deuxième temps, ils mettent en évidence les modalités de prise en charge spécifiques afin de développer, renforcer ou relancer les ressources des enfants et des adolescents pendant la thérapie au moyen de vignettes cliniques. Enfin, ils abordent la notion même de l’accompagnement clinique, en laissant une grande place à la thérapie EMDR et à une approche centrée sur la famille.