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Nearly one in five develop mental illness following COVID-19
November 13, 2020
The study also showed that having a psychiatric disorder independently increases the risk of getting COVID-19.
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Patients with mental illness a priority for COVID vaccine, experts say
November 12, 2020
Even without factoring COVID-19 into the mix, individuals with severe mental illness have a two- to threefold higher mortality rate than the general population.
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FBI warns of ‘imminent’ cyberattacks on U.S. hospitals
November 6, 2020
All health care systems should be prepared to deal with these problems, said Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum.
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Burnout risk may be exacerbated by COVID crisis
November 4, 2020
“The biggest source of support for many hospitalists, beyond their family, is the group,” said Dr. Clarissa Barnes.
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COVID frontline physicians afraid to seek mental health care
October 29, 2020
“The pandemic emphatically underscores our need to change the status quo when it comes to physicians’ mental health,” said Dr. Mark Rosenberg.
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COVID-19 a new opportunity for suicide prevention
October 23, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses clear threats to mental well-being, but an increase in suicide is not inevitable if appropriate action is taken, one expert says.
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Opinion
When the only clinical choices are ‘lose-lose’
October 21, 2020
The current pandemic has provided innumerable situations that can increase the risk for moral injury, said Dr. Peter Yellowlees.
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Sleepless nights, hair loss, and cracked teeth: Pandemic stress takes its toll
October 20, 2020
The disparate symptoms, often in otherwise healthy individuals, have puzzled doctors and patients alike, sometimes resulting in a series of visits to specialists with few answers.
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Survey: Doctors lonely, burned out in COVID-19
October 19, 2020
“Many other physicians may be going through versions of what I experienced, and I want to encourage them to get help if they’re feeling stressed, anxious, lonely, depressed, or burned out, and to recognize that they are not alone.”
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COVID-19: A second wave of mental illness ‘imminent’
October 15, 2020
Each COVID-19 death leaves about nine family members bereaved, note Dr. Naomi Simon and coauthors.
