COVID-19 emergency in the hospital: How the clinical psychology unit is responding.

Cao di San Marco, Eugenia; Menichetti, Julia; Vegni, Elena

Cao di San Marco, Eugenia; Menichetti, Julia; Vegni, Elena.

Cao di San Marco E; Unit of Clinical Psychology.
Menichetti J; Institute of Clinical Medicine.
Vegni E; Unit of Clinical Psychology.

Psychol Trauma ; 12(S1): S43-S44, 2020 Aug.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-457524

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ABSTRACT

The present commentary describes the main care services implemented by the clinical psychology unit of an Italian hospital to cope with the COVID-19 emergency outbreak. The unit's main goal has been to support and protect health care professionals, relatives of hospitalized patients, and patients themselves from further psychological distress. Details and insights are shared. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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Coronavirus Infections/psychology; Emergencies/psychology; Family/psychology; Inpatients/psychology; Mental Health Services; Personnel, Hospital/psychology; Pneumonia, Viral/psychology; Psychological Distress; Psychology, Clinical/methods; Adult; COVID-19; Hospital Departments; Humans; Italy; Pandemics

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Personnel, Hospital / Pneumonia, Viral / Psychology, Clinical / Family / Coronavirus Infections / Emergencies / Psychological Distress / Inpatients / Mental Health Services Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Psychol Trauma Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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