Peer counselling for doctors in Norway: A qualitative study of the relationship between support and surveillance

Rø, Karin Isaksson; Veggeland, Frode; Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.06.037

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“… 73 As stigma related to mental health continues to affect help-seeking in many countries, peer counselling services for clinical staff might also be useful. 110 …”

Section: Mental Health Service Responses To Covid-19mentioning

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How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The unpredictability and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic; the associated lockdowns, physical distancing, and other containment strategies; and the resulting economic breakdown could increase the risk of mental health problems and exacerbate health inequalities. Preliminary findings suggest adverse mental health effects in previously healthy people and especially in people with pre-existing mental health disorders. Despite the heterogeneity of worldwide health systems, efforts have been made to adapt the delivery of mental health care to the demands of COVID-19. Mental health concerns have been addressed via the public mental health response and by adapting mental health services, mostly focusing on infection control, modifying access to diagnosis and treatment, ensuring continuity of care for mental health service users, and paying attention to new cases of mental ill health and populations at high risk of mental health problems. Sustainable adaptations of delivery systems for mental health care should be developed by experts, clinicians, and service users, and should be specifically designed to mitigate disparities in health-care provision. Thorough and continuous assessment of health and service-use outcomes in mental health clinical practice will be crucial for defining which practices should be further developed and which discontinued. For this Position Paper, an international group of clinicians, mental health experts, and users of mental health services has come together to reflect on the challenges for mental health that COVID-19 poses. The interconnectedness of the world made society vulnerable to this infection, but it also provides the infrastructure to address previous system failings by disseminating good practices that can result in sustained, efficient, and equitable delivery of mental health-care delivery. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity to improve mental health services.

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“… 73 As stigma related to mental health continues to affect help-seeking in many countries, peer counselling services for clinical staff might also be useful. 110 …”

Section: Mental Health Service Responses To Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Wykes

Galderisi

et al. 2020

The Lancet Psychiatry

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“…The wish to offer good care may require a more informal social contact (eg, informal follow-ups). There are indications that female doctors feel stronger obligations than male doctors to follow up, check and ensure the effects of individual treatment 18. As the number of female doctors increases, this dilemma may also increase.…”

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Between professional values, social regulations and patient preferences: medical doctors' perceptions of ethical dilemmas

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Doctors experience a large range of ethical dilemmas, of which many have been given little attention by academic medical ethics. The less-discussed dilemmas are characterised by a low degree of consensus in the profession about how to handle them. There is a need for medical ethicists, medical education, postgraduate courses and clinical ethics support to address common dilemmas in clinical practice. Viewing dilemmas as role conflicts can be a fruitful approach to these discussions.

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“…Feedback from healthcare workers suggests that qualitative wellness is improved by providing a free online resource manual targeting psychological skills and interventions to reduce the distress caused by uncertainty during the pandemic (Ping et al, 2020). Many countries have developed dedicated teams to provide mental health support for healthcare workers; however, the type of support needed depends on the stage of the pandemic, and can benefit from peer and professional counseling (Isaksson Rø, Veggeland, & Aasland, 2016). The Anticipate, Plan, and Deter responder risk and resilience model was used to assess and manage healthcare workers' psychological risk and resilience during the EVD outbreak (Schreiber et al, 2019).…”

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Mental health services for infectious disease outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review

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The upsurge in the number of people affected by the COVID-19 is likely to lead to increased rates of emotional trauma and mental illnesses. This article systematically reviewed the available data on the benefits of interventions to reduce adverse mental health sequelae of infectious disease outbreaks, and to offer guidance for mental health service responses to infectious disease pandemic. PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, WHO Global Research Database on infectious disease, and the preprint server medRxiv were searched. Of 4278 reports identified, 32 were included in this review. Most articles of psychological interventions were implemented to address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, followed by Ebola, SARS, and MERS for multiple vulnerable populations. Increasing mental health literacy of the public is vital to prevent the mental health crisis under the COVID-19 pandemic. Group-based cognitive behavioral therapy, psychological first aid, community-based psychosocial arts program, and other culturally adapted interventions were reported as being effective against the mental health impacts of COVID-19, Ebola, and SARS. Culturally-adapted, cost-effective, and accessible strategies integrated into the public health emergency response and established medical systems at the local and national levels are likely to be an effective option to enhance mental health response capacity for the current and for future infectious disease outbreaks. Tele-mental healthcare services were key central components of stepped care for both infectious disease outbreak management and routine support; however, the usefulness and limitations of remote health delivery should also be recognized.

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Peer counselling for doctors in Norway: A qualitative study of the relationship between support and surveillance

Cited by 14 publications

References 22 publications

How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

Between professional values, social regulations and patient preferences: medical doctors' perceptions of ethical dilemmas

Mental health services for infectious disease outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review

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