A Second Pandemic: Mental Health Spillover From the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Abstract

<jats:p> The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented global health challenge. There is risk that the outbreak will create a “second pandemic” of mental health crises in health systems and communities. Thus, a comprehensive public health response to the pandemic must include (a) attention to the psychological aspects of hospitalization for patients, families, and staff affected by COVID-19; (b) planning for emergency and acute psychiatric patient care if hospitals become overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients; and (c) innovations for providing mental health care in communities while social distancing is required and health system resources are strained. Nurses and nurse leaders must anticipate these mental health challenges, assist with preparedness in health systems and communities, and advocate for a coordinated response to promote mental wellness and resilience. </jats:p>

Improve Nurses’ Engagement of Public Sector Hospitals in pandemic of COVID-19 through Authentic Leadership: Mediating role of Moral Emotions and Moderating role of Perceived Coronavirus Threat

“…In addition, they avoid interacting with such patients because Covid-19 has been identi ed as a spread of the plague with close interactions (Gardner et al, 2020). In view of the spill over theory, the threat of coronavirus has the ability to change the attitude of nurses (Choi et al, 2020). Choi et al (2020) also noted that the threat of coronavirus has a negative effect on the mental health of individuals.…”

Proposal and psychometric validation of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Coronavirus-2 Fear Scale (SCoV-2-FS)

“…Future studies should also evaluate if individuals with underlying medical conditions associated with a higher risk of death from SARS-CoV-2 may experience increased levels of fear (Prezioso et al, 2020). The traumatic and stressful aspects of involvement in a pandemic also risks psychological harm to health workforce members, who experience increased burnout, compassion fatigue, and job dissatisfaction (Choi et al, 2020;Lu et al, 2020). Another distressful aspect, mainly for health workforce members, is the fast and voluminous quantity of scienti c information produced by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which would be di cult to follow and update for frontline professionals.…”

“…can in more extreme cases result in suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and actual suicide occurrence (McIntyre and Lee 2020). The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has the potential to create a secondary crisis of psychological distress and mental health system spillover (Choi et al, 2020). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common consequence of major disasters.…”

An integer programming model to assign patients based on mental health impact for tele-psychotherapy intervention during the Covid–19 emergency

“…WHO (World Health Organization) encouraged governments and individuals to keep up with different reachable strategies for physical and psychological care [65]. Nevertheless, worldwide, the pandemic crisis has caused mental health problems related to anxiety, depression, and increased suicide risk [13,18]. These affect not only the general population but also front-line workers like doctors, nurses, and psychologists.…”

“…Strategic alliances during the pandemic will lead to effective contextual intervention. As the odds of significant consequences in mental health are high [13,56], guidelines from the Inter-American Psychological Society state that "the presence of psychologists in the mass media is crucial to carry a message of calm to the population" [19]. Moreover, Zaka et al [69] highlighted the urgent need to implement mental health interventions to front-line medical staff working with Covid-19.…”