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In the global and national context of the COVID 19 pandemic, early detection and prevention of mental illnesses in exposed populations is relevant in situations of extreme demand. In this context, hospital workers are a highly demanded population being a clear risk group. This work shows the partial results of an investigation that is being carried out by the Mental Health Service of the General Hospital "B. Rivadavia", of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), which aims to evaluate some aspects of the mental health of its staff. A survey is underway that was proposed by the members of the Mental Health Service to the different sectors of the Hospital and sent electronically. The survey includes indicators of the following aspects: symptoms of stress, the depressive and anxious series and consumption of psychoactive substances. Partial results show clear involvement of health personnel in different areas evaluated.
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COVID-19 , Pandemics , Health Personnel , Humans , Mental Health , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
Introduction: The goal of this research is to learn the opinions and attitudes towards pregnancy interruption among Mental Health professionals in Argentina, taking into account the current Congress debate. In order to achieve the goal, the research team designed a questionnaire applied among mental health providers at the XXXIII Argentinian Psychiatry Congress, Asociación de Psiquiatras Argentinos (APSA). Results: 91.8% of the participants responded to be informed on current parliamentary discussion on voluntary pregnancy interruption (termination). 83.5% of Mental Health providers who answered the survey agree to decriminalize abortion. Conclusions: Given that the consequences of changing the current legislation would have an impact in Public Health, we believe that these results should be taken into account in the current debate.
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The purpose of this paper is to differentiate crisis, emergencies and urgencies within the frame of Liaison psychiatry. It begins with the definition of each one of the terms, later the emphasis is put in the clinical characteristics of each one of these situations. These characteristics are determined by the patient and the therapeutic team. At last therapeutic guidelines are stated, which allow more precision in the intervention, in function of the direct involvement of these situations in the development and evolution of the patients.
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Crisis Intervention , Emergency Services, Psychiatric , Mental Health Services/supply & distribution , Psychiatry/methods , Psychotic Disorders/psychology , Referral and Consultation , Humans , Psychotic Disorders/drug therapy , Psychotic Disorders/prevention & controlABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to differentiate crisis, emergencies and urgencies within the frame of Liaison psychiatry. It begins with the definition of each one of the terms, later the emphasis is put in the clinical characteristics of each one of these situations. These characteristics are determined by the patient and the therapeutic team. At last therapeutic guidelines are stated, which allow more precision in the intervention, in function of the direct involvement of these situations in the development and evolution of the patients.
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The purpose of this paper is to differentiate crisis, emergencies and urgencies within the frame of Liaison psychiatry. It begins with the definition of each one of the terms, later the emphasis is put in the clinical characteristics of each one of these situations. These characteristics are determined by the patient and the therapeutic team. At last therapeutic guidelines are stated, which allow more precision in the intervention, in function of the direct involvement of these situations in the development and evolution of the patients.
