Recommendations Related to Visitor and Movement Restrictions in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Residents, Families, and Staff.

In Canada, long-term care and retirement home residents have experienced high rates of COVID-19 infection and death. Early efforts to protect residents included restricting all visitors as well as movement inside homes. These restrictions, however, had significant implications for residents' health and well-being. Engaging with those most affected by such restrictions can help us to better understand their experiences and address their needs. In this qualitative study, 43 residents of long-term care or retirement homes, family members and staff were interviewed and offered recommendations related to infection control, communication, social contact and connection, care needs, and policy and planning. The recommendations were examined using an ethical framework, providing potential relevance in policy development for public health crises. Our results highlight the harms of movement and visiting restrictions and call for effective, equitable, and transparent measures. The design of long-term care and retirement policies requires ongoing, meaningful engagement with those most affected.

Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery is a reasonable and safe option during a pandemic.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the preoperative and intraoperative features, intraoperative and postoperative complications and postoperative satisfaction of patients who underwent immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The study included ISBCS patients from September 2021 through January 2022. Demographics, comorbidities, type of anesthesia (topical/general), intraoperative complications, postoperative refractive errors, and complications were examined. The one-month postoperative appointment included a patient satisfaction questionnaire. RESULTS: ISBCS was performed in 206 eyes of 103 patients. Intraoperative complications did not occur in 99 (96.1%) of ISBCS patients. No patients had visually significant corneal edema, wound leakage, endophthalmitis, or toxic anterior segment syndrome during postoperative follow-up. Final manifest spherical equivalent refraction was less than 1.00 D in all patients and less than 0.50 D in 70.7% of patients. In the questionnaire given to the patients at the one-month follow-up, 96.1% of patients did not change their preference for surgery on the same day. CONCLUSION: ISBCS provides an advantage during the pandemic period by reducing hospital visits, especially for the elderly population and patients with comorbidities. ISBCS is a safe and reasonable method that can be used during a pandemic due to the low rates of complications, the success of the refractive results, and the high patient satisfaction rates.

The Transformation of Chinese Cultural Images of the Plague through Chinese Characters, Legends and Folkways.

The human experience of survival from a plague is about distinguishing the sick from the healthy as quickly as possible, establishing a barrier to stop the infection, and protecting healthy people. Nevertheless, the various quarantine rules and the acceptance and compliance of the population are a kind of battle between policy implementers and the public. This paper tries to understand how Chinese cultural attitudes (Henderson, 1984) unconsciously influence the Chinese people to be most cooperative with the strict containment and quarantine measures to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. This article begins with the Chinese characters, exemplified by the four characters of disease and plague, to discuss how the pictograph nature and spatial structural way profoundly shaped the cultural mind. Then, through plague-related Chinese legends, stories and folklore, the paper sets out the Chinese cultural attitudes which are also manifested in the analogical associations between disease, plague and seasons, the balance of the five elements of the universe and ghosts, gods and the government bureaucrats in the Kingdom of the Heaven. All of these approaches are well in line with Jung's method of associative amplification as a way to locate the archetypal wisdom that assures survival.

L'expérience humaine de survivre à la peste est de distinguer les malades des personnes saines aussi vite que possible, d'établir une barrière pour stopper l'infection, de protéger les personnes saines. Cependant les diverses règles sur la quarantaine et l'acceptation et la soumission de la population sont une sorte de bataille entre les personnes qui mettent en œuvre les mesures et le public. Cet article tente de comprendre comment les attitudes culturelles Chinoises (Henderson 1984) ont influencé inconsciemment le peuple Chinois, le rendant plus coopératif en ce qui concerne le confinement strict et les mesures de quarantaine pour faire face à la pandémie de COVID-19. Cet article commence avec les caractères Chinois, illustrés par les quatre caractères de la maladie et la peste, pour discuter comment le pictogramme de la nature et la façon de structurer l'espace ont profondément modelé la pensée culturelle. Ensuite, à travers des légendes, des histoires et le folklore Chinois traitant de la peste, l'article cerne les attitudes culturelles Chinoises. Ces attitudes sont également repérables dans les analogies entre la maladie, la peste et les saisons, l'équilibre des cinq éléments de l'univers, les esprits, les dieux et les bureaucrates gouvernementaux dans le Royaume des Cieux. Toutes ces approches sont bien en accord avec la méthode d'amplification associative de Jung en tant que manière de situer la sagesse archétypale qui permet la survie.

La experiencia humana de sobrevivir a una plaga consiste en distinguir lo antes posible a los enfermos de los sanos, establecer una barrera para detener la infección y proteger a las personas sanas. Sin embargo, las diversas normas de cuarentena y la aceptación y el cumplimiento por parte de la población son una especie de batalla entre los responsables políticos y el público. Este artículo trata de entender cómo las actitudes culturales chinas (Henderson 1984) influyen inconscientemente en el pueblo chino para que sea más cooperativo con las estrictas medidas de contención y cuarentena para hacer frente a la pandemia de COVID-19. El presente artículo comienza con los caracteres chinos, ejemplificados por los cuatro caracteres de la enfermedad y la peste, para analizar cómo la naturaleza pictográfica y la forma estructural espacial moldearon profundamente la mente cultural. A continuación, a través de leyendas, cuentos y folclore chinos relacionados con la peste, el artículo expone las actitudes culturales chinas que también se manifiestan en las asociaciones analógicas entre la enfermedad, la peste y las estaciones, el equilibrio de los cinco elementos del universo, y los fantasmas, los dioses y los burócratas del gobierno en el Reino de los Cielos. Todos estos planteamientos se ajustan bien al método de Jung de amplificación asociativa como vía de acceso a la sabiduría arquetípica que asegura la supervivencia.

Psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Multiple psychological health problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic among both the general public and health-care workers have been identified in the scientific literature. However, most studies used quantitative methods with scales selected on the basis of the researchers' pre-established knowledge derived from the experience of other situations and which can therefore induce biases. The dual aim of the present study was to explore qualitatively the perceived psychological consequences of lockdown on members of the general public and the perceived psychological consequences of COVID-19 on health-care workers. We recruited 241 participants from the general public and 120 health-care workers. They consented online to participate and completed open-ended questions evaluating the consequence of the health crisis on their life as a couple, on their friendships, family life, work, studies, psychological health, stress, and vision of the future. Finally, participants were asked to add any further consequences that had not been mentioned. We used double coding to process the data. We identified five main themes among the participants from the general public: improved and maintained social relationships, deterioration of health, improved health, personal growth, and lack of direct social contact. We also identified five main issues among the health-care workers: psychological and emotional impact, adjusting, negative impact on work, worries, and uncertainty about the future. The results confirmed the existence of psychological health problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also highlighted positive consequences. Health-care workers tended to perceive more negative consequences than the participants from the general public.

Food Values, Food Purchasing, and Eating-Related Outcomes Among a Sample of Quebec Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: This investigation evaluated food values, food purchasing, and other food and eating-related outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada. The role of stress in eating outcomes was also examined.Methods: An online household survey was conducted among Quebec adults aged ≥18 years (n = 658). Changes in outcomes during, as compared to before, the pandemic were evaluated using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis of free text responses. Eating outcomes by daily stress level (low, some, high) were assessed using Cochran-Armitage test for trend.Results: Most respondents reported increased importance and purchasing of local food products (77% and 68%, respectively) and 60% reported increased grocery spending (mean ± standard deviation: 28% ± 23%). Respondents with a higher daily stress level had a higher frequency of reporting eating more than usual compared to before the pandemic (low stress 21%, some stress 34%, high stress 39%, p-trend <0.0001). Free text responses described more time spent at home as a reason for eating more than usual.Conclusions: To support healthy eating during and post-pandemic, dietitians should consider patients' mental/emotional well-being and time spent at home. Moreover, support of local food products may provide opportunities to promote healthy eating, sustainability, and post-pandemic resiliency of food systems.

Addictions: current perspectives.

This paper seeks to integrate the perspectives of analytical psychology and neurobiology in order to understand the phenomenon of addiction in contemporary society, taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic. Jung emphasizes the role of the psyche's self-regulation and the development of consciousness in the individuation process. The search for experiences of transcendence is archetypal and can be achieved by the use of some substances or behaviours and can contribute to individuation. However, in contemporary society, many individuals seek to restore internal balance through behaviours that merely soothe discomfort. The difficulty in discerning use, abuse, and dependence, particularly in the case of behavioural addictions, is discussed and neurobiological factors are presented. Empathic relationships play a key role in this process as they can promote the integration of the right and left hemispheres, integrating non-verbal experiences and language, contributing to self-regulation. Jung emphasizes the importance of real encounters in the transformation process. Currently, meetings have become a source of anguish. The author concludes that more than ever it is necessary to invest in the quality of the interactions to prevent and treat addictions.

Cet article chercher à intégrer les perspectives de la psychologie analytique et de la neurobiologie afin de comprendre le phénomène de l'addiction dans la société contemporaine, en tenant compte de la pandémie de COVID-19. Jung a souligné le rôle autorégulateur de la psyché et le développement de la conscience dans le processus d'individuation. La recherche d'expériences de transcendance est archétypale et peut être atteinte par l'utilisation de certaines substances ou certains comportements et elle peut contribuer à l'individuation. Néanmoins dans la société contemporaine, beaucoup de personnes cherchent à restaurer l'équilibre intérieur par des comportements qui visent simplement à apaiser l'inconfort. La difficulté à différencier entre l'utilisation, l'abus, et la dépendance, particulièrement en ce qui concerne les addictions comportementales - est étudiée et les facteurs neurobiologiques sont exposés. Les relations empathiques jouent un rôle clé dans ce processus parce qu'elles peuvent promouvoir l'intégration des hémisphères droit et gauche, intégrant les expériences non-verbales et le langage, contribuant à l'autorégulation. Jung souligne l'importance des rencontres réelles dans le processus de transformation. En ce moment les réunions sont devenues une source d'angoisse. L'auteur conclut qu'il est plus que jamais nécessaire d'investir dans la qualité des interactions afin de prévenir et de soigner les addictions.

El presente trabajo busca integrar perspectivas de psicología analítica y neurobiología en vistas a la comprensión del fenómeno de la adicción en la sociedad contemporánea, tomando en cuenta la pandemia del COVID-19. Jung enfatiza el rol auto-regulador de la psique y el desarrollo de la consciencia en el proceso de individuación. La búsqueda de experiencias de trascendencia es arquetípica y puede ser alcanzada a través del uso de ciertas sustancias o conductas y puede contribuir al proceso de individuación. Sin embargo, en la sociedad contemporánea, muchos individuos buscan restaurar el balance interno a través de conductas que meramente alivian el malestar. Se discute acerca de la dificultad para discernir uso, abuso y dependencia, particularmente en el caso de conductas adictivas y se presentan los factores neurobiológicos. Las relaciones empáticas juegan un rol fundamental en este proceso en la medida que promueven la integración de los hemisferios derecho e izquierdo, integrando experiencias no-verbales y lenguaje, contribuyendo a la auto-regulación. Jung enfatiza la importancia de encuentros reales en el proceso de transformación. Actualmente, los encuentros se han convertido en una fuente de angustia. La autora concluye que más que nunca se vuelve necesario invertir en la calidad de las interacciones para prevenir y tratar las adicciones.

Este artigo busca integrar as perspectivas da psicologia analítica e da neurobiologia para entender o fenômeno dos vícios na sociedade contemporânea, levando em consideração a pandemia de COVID-19. Jung enfatiza o papel da autorregulação da psique e o desenvolvimento da consciência no processo de individuação. A busca por experiências de transcendência é arquetípica e pode ser alcançada pelo uso de algumas substâncias ou comportamentos e pode contribuir para a individuação. No entanto, na sociedade contemporânea, muitos indivíduos buscam restaurar o equilíbrio interno por meio de comportamentos que apenas acalmam o desconforto. A dificuldade em discernir o uso, abuso e dependência, particularmente no caso de vícios comportamentais, é discutida e fatores neurobiológicos são apresentados. As relações empáticas desempenham um papel fundamental nesse processo, pois podem promover a integração dos hemisférios direito e esquerdo, integrando experiências não verbais e linguagem, contribuindo para a autorregulação. Jung enfatiza a importância de encontros reais no processo de transformação. Atualmente, os encontros se tornaram uma fonte de angústia. O autor conclui que mais do que nunca é necessário investir na qualidade das interações para prevenir e tratar vícios.

Reflexiones acerca de algunos de los efectos de la pandemia en la clínica con niños y adolescentes / Reflections on some of the effects of the pandemic in the clinic with children and adolescents / Réflexions sur certains effets de la pandémie dans la clinique avec les enfants et les adolescents / Reflexões sobre alguns dos efeitos da pandemia na clínica com crianças e adolescentes

El presente artículo plantea reflexiones respecto de algunas consecuencias en la clínica con niños/as y adolescentes debidos al impacto de la pandemia por Covid19. Se señala la acción de la incertidumbre y lo imprevisible sobre la subjetividad de la población y se propone recordar los acontecimientos ligados a las medidas de protección (Aislamiento Social Preventivo y Obligatorio, de dos años de duración) y resignificarlos para aventurar una incipiente historización sobre algunos de los efectos que la pandemia produjo sobre la labor clínica con niños/as y adolescentes. A tal fin, se toma como eje conceptual rector el desarrollo freudiano sobre la retracción libidinal y sus consecuencias para el Yo, y los cambios en los recursos técnicos que debieron implementarse al incluirse las sesiones on-line. Se puntualizan las consecuencias perturbadoras de la pandemia respecto de los niños pequeños, con patologías graves y en los adolescentes tomando en cuenta la especificidad de sus características subjetivas AU

The following paper presents reflections on certain consequences on the clinic with children and teenagers due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The action of uncertainty and the unpredictable on the subjectivity of the population is pointedout and it is proposed to recall the events linked to protection measures (Mandatory Preventive Isolation, lasting two years) and resignify them to venture an incipient historicization about some of the effects that the pandemic produced on clinical work with children and adolescents.For this purpose, the Freudian development on libidinal withdrawal and its consequences for the Self, and the changes in the technical resources that had to be implemented when online sessions were installed, are taken as theguiding conceptual axis. The disturbing consequences of the pandemic are pointed out regarding young children, those with serious pathologies and in adolescents, taking into account the specificity of their subjective characteristics AU

Cet article propose des réflexions concernant certaines conséquences en clinique auprès des enfants et des adolescents dû à l'impact de la pandémie de Covid19. Les conséquences de l'incertitude et de l'imprévisible sur la subjectivité de la population sont dénotées et il est proposé de rappeler les événements liés aux mesures de protection (Isolement Préventif Obligatoire, d'une durée de deux ans) et de les resignifier pour s'aventurer à un début d'historisation de certains des effets que la pandémie a eu sur le travail clinique avec les enfants et les adolescents. Pour cela, le développement freudien sur le retrait libidinal et ses conséquences sur le Moi, et les évolutions des moyens techniques qu'il a fallu mettre en œuvre lors de l'implémentation des séances en ligne, sont pris comme axe conceptuel directeur.Les conséquences inquiétantes de la pandémie sont dénotées concernant les jeunes enfants, atteints de pathologies graves, et les adolescents, tout en prenant en compte la spécificité de leurs caractéristiques subjectives AU

Este artigo traz reflexões sobre algumas consequências na clínica com crianças e adolescentes devido ao impacto da pandemia de Covid19. Aponta-se a ação da incerteza e do imprevisível sobre a subjetividade da população e propõe-se relembrar os eventos vinculados às medidas de proteção (Isolamento Preventivo Obrigatório, com duração de dois anos) e ressignifica esses para arriscar uma incipiente historicização sobre alguns dos efeitos que a pandemia produziu no trabalho clínico com crianças e adolescentes. Para tanto, toma-se como eixo conceitual constitutivo o desenvolvimento freudiano sobre a retirada libidinal e suas consequências para o Ego, e as mudanças nos recursos técnicos que tiveram que ser implementados quando da inclusão das sessões online. As consequências perturbadoras da pandemia são apontadas em relação às crianças pequenas, aos portadores de patologias graves e aos adolescentes, tendo em conta a especificidade das suas características subjetivas AU

Clinical experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most of the clinical experiences discussed in this article arose from monthly Zoom meetings at Rome's Italian Centre of Analytical Psychology (CIPA). We set up a discussion group in April 2020, one month after lockdown began in Italy, and these monthly online meetings continue to this day. All senior analysts and analysts-in-training at Rome's CIPA, whose backgrounds range from child and adolescent psychotherapy to adult psychotherapy and analysis, to sandplay therapy and medicine and psychiatry, have been participating in these meetings. The group discussions focus on the present time and its impact on us, as well as on our relationships with patients. By further developing these reflections during the lockdown in Italy (9 March - 3 May 2020), it is fair to ask whether a sense of unreality, depersonalization, or derealization has occurred, either in the therapist or patient, and if so, whether it is possible that therapists miss the human contact more than clients. We will mainly refer to clinical and personal experiences as our most precious guidelines.

La plupart des expériences cliniques discutées dans cet article proviennent de rencontres mensuelles par Zoom à la CIPA, le Centre de Psychologie Analytique Italien, à Rome. Nous avons mis en place en avril 2020 un groupe de discussion, un mois après que le confinement ait commencé en Italie. Ces réunions mensuelles, en ligne, se poursuivent jusqu'à ce jour. Les analystes confirmés et les analystes en formation à la CIPA participent à ces rencontres. Leurs contextes sont variés: de la psychothérapie d'enfants et d'adolescents à la psychothérapie d'adultes et à l'analyse, et également la thérapie par le jeu de sable, la médecine et la psychiatrie. Les discussions se concentrent sur le temps présent et son impact sur nous, et sur nos relations avec nos patients. En poussant plus loin les réflexions durant le confinement en Italie (du 9 mars au 3 mai 2020), il est pertinent de se demander s'il s'est produit un sentiment d'irréalité, de dépersonnalisation ou déréalisation, chez le thérapeute ou chez le patient. Et si c'est le cas, est-il envisageable que le contact humain manque aux thérapeutes plus qu'aux clients? Notre consigne la plus précieuse sera de nous appuyer principalement sur des expériences cliniques et personnelles.

La mayor parte de la experiencia clínica descripta en este artículo emergió de los encuentros mensuales vía Zoom del Centro de Psicología Analítica de Roma (CIPA). Creamos un grupo de discusión en Abril 2020, un mes después del comienzo del confinamiento, y estos encuentros mensuales virtuales continúan hasta estos días. Todos los analistas con antigüedad, y analistas en formación en la CIPA de Roma, cuyos antecedentes van desde psicoterapia con niños y adolescentes hasta psicoterapia y análisis de adultos, terapia de juego de arena, medicina y psiquiatría, han participado de estos encuentros. La discusión del grupo se focalizó en el tiempo presente y su impacto en todos nosotros, así como en nuestras relaciones con los pacientes. Al continuar desarrollando estas reflexiones surgidas durante el confinamiento en Italia (9 de Marzo - 3 de Mayo 2020), es válido preguntar si ha tenido lugar un sentido de no realidad, despersonalización o desrealización, en el terapeuta o en el paciente, y de ser así, si es posible que los terapeutas hayan extrañado el contacto humano más que los pacientes. Haremos referencia principalmente a experiencias personales y clínicas como nuestras guías más preciosas.

Reações emocionais frente à Pandemia Covid-19: a tendimentos aos colaboradores em situação de urgência subjetiva / Emotional reactions to the Covid-19 pandemic: assistence to employees in situations of subjective urgency / Réactions émotionnelles pendant la pandémie Covid-19: l'assistance des employés em face aux urgences subjectives

Este artigo constituiu-se com base nas experiências com a psicanálise aplicada na assistência aos colaboradores de uma instituição hospitalar ao longo da construção de um projeto de pesquisa coordenado pela Profa. Dra. Tania Coelho dos Santos e financiado pelo CNPq. Consiste numa abordagem dos impasses psíquicos de funcionários e dos consequentes fenômenos clínicos-institucionais encontrados. A atenção psicológica aos colaboradores recebeu maior destaque durante a pandemia Covid-19. Em resposta ao medo do desamparo e ameaça de morte recolhemos reações emocionais intensas e comportamentos disruptivos no ambiente de trabalho. Como consequência o serviço de psicologia organizou-se para tratar das urgências subjetivas deflagradas no âmbito institucional

Cet article a été basé sur les expériences de la psychanalyse appliquée à l'assistance des employés d'un hôpital développées lors de la construction d'un projet de recherche coordonné pour la Prof. Tania Coelho dos Santos et financé par le Conseil national pour le développement scientifique et technologique. Il consiste en une approche des impasses psychiques des employés et des phénomènes cliniques-institutionnels qui en découlent. L'attention psychologique offerte aux employés a gagné de l' importance pendant la pandémie de Covid-19. Nous avons observé des réactions émotionnelles intenses et des comportements perturbateurs sur le lieu de travail en réponse à la peur causée par l'impuissance et la menace de mort. C'est pourquoi le service de psychologie a été réorganisé pour faire face aux urgences subjectives déclenchées à l'intérieur de l' institution

This article was based on the experience assisting employees of a hospital through applied psychoanalysis, developed during the construction of a research project coordinated by ProfessorTania Coelho dos Santos and financed by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. It consists of an approach to the psychic impasses of employees and the consequent clinical-institutional phenomena encountered. Psychological attention to the employees gained greater prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic. In response to the fear of helplessness and the threat of death, we observed intense emotional reactions and disruptive behaviors in the workplace. As a consequence, the psychology service was organized to deal with the subjective emergencies triggered inside the institution

Crônica de uma pandemia / Chronicle of a pandemic / Crónica de una pandemia / Chronique d'une pandémie

Neste artigo a autora relata suas percepções e experiência participando de rodas de conversa com equipes de saúde responsáveis pelo enfrentamento da covid-19 no Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo.

In this article, the author reports her perceptions and experience with therapeutic groups with health teams responsible for coping with covid-19 at Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP).

En este artículo, la autora informa sus percepciones y experiencia con grupos terapéuticos con equipos de salud responsables de hacer la covid-19, en el Hospital das Clínicas de la Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP).

Dans cet article, l'auteur rapporte ses perceptions et sa expérience avec les groupes thérapeutiques avec des équipes de santé chargées de faire face au covid-19, à le Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP).

Quando o "fique em casa" não era uma opção: os bastidores e os relatos das experiências dos profissionais de saúde no front de combate à pandemia da COVID-19 / Quand "rester à la maison" n'est pas une option: les expériences des professionnels de la santé sur le front du combat contre la pandémie COVID-19 / When "stay at home" was not an option: behind the scenes and the reports of the experiences of health professionals on the front of the Covid-19 pandemic

Este artigo trata-se do estudo de um procedimento de extrema eficiência no combate à pandemia da COVID-19, a partir de uma análise das entrevistas realizadas com os profissionais de saúde que comandaram a linha de frente de um hospital particular da zonaoeste do Rio de Janeiro. Realizamos essas entrevistas com o objetivo de compreender a forma como esses profissionais enfrentaram a ameaça e responderam às demandas inauguradas durante a pandemia. Pertencemos à equipe de psicologia do hospital e pudemos testemunhar a transformação da instituição desde a sua estrutura até a definição de protocolos de tratamento para uma doença naquele momento ainda desconhecida. Fomos obrigadas a repensar o nosso dispositivo clínico baseado na psicanálise aplicada e implementar novas intervenções como resposta à crise

Cet article est l'étude d'une procédure extrêmement efficace mise en place pour faire face à la pandémie de COVID-19, basée sur l'analyse d'entretiens menés avec des professionnels de la santé qui commandaient les travaux d'un hôpital privé dans la zone ouest de Rio de Janeiro. Nous avons mené ces entretiens afin de comprendre comment ces professionnels ont fait face à la menace et répondu aux demandes instaurées lors de la pandémie. Nous avons fait partie de l'équipe de psychologie de l'hôpital et avons assisté à la transformation de l'institution, de sa structure à la définition de protocoles de traitement pour une maladie encore inconnue à l'époque. Nous avons été obligés de repenser notre dispositif clinique basés sur la psychanalyse appliquée et de mettre en place de nouvelles interventions en réponse à la crise

This article reports the case study of the extreme efficiency in the procedures enforced to avert the Covid-19 pandemic, from an analysis of the interviews carried out with the health professionals who commanded the front line of a private hospital in Rio de Janeiro since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted these interviews with the purpose of understanding how these professionals faced the threat and responded to the demands that emerged during the pandemic. The hospital's psychology team was able to witness the transformations from the hospital's structure to the definition of treatment protocols for a disease unknown at the time. We were forced to rethink our clinical procedure based on applied psychoanalysis and to implement new interventions in response to the crisis