Design and Implementation of a Regional Inpatient Psychiatry Unit for Patients who are Positive for Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2.
Psychosomatics
; 61(6): 662-671, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1386490
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patients with psychiatric illnesses are particularly vulnerable to highly contagious, droplet-spread organisms such as SARS-CoV-2. Patients with mental illnesses may not be able to consistently follow up behavioral prescriptions to avoid contagion, and they are frequently found in settings with close contact and inadequate infection control, such as group homes, homeless shelters, residential rehabilitation centers, and correctional facilities. Furthermore, inpatient psychiatry settings are generally designed as communal spaces, with heavy emphasis on group and milieu therapies. As such, inpatient psychiatry services are vulnerable to rampant spread of contagion.OBJECTIVE:
With this in mind, the authors outline the decision process and ultimate design and implementation of a regional inpatient psychiatry unit for patients infected with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 and share key points for consideration in implementing future units elsewhere.CONCLUSION:
A major takeaway point of the analysis is the particular expertise of trained experts in psychosomatic medicine for treating patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Infection Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Asymptomatic Infections
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Hospital Design and Construction
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Hospital Units
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Hospitalization
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychosomatics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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