Citation

Tracy DK, Tarn M, Eldridge R, Cooke J, Calder JDF, Greenberg N. Br. J. Psychiatry 2020; 217(4): 537-539.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.1192/bjp.2020.109

PMID

32423523

PMCID

PMC7294074

Abstract

There is an urgent need to provide evidence-based well-being and mental health support for front-line clinical staff managing the COVID-19 pandemic who are at risk of moral injury and mental illness. We describe the evidence base for a tiered model of care, and practical steps on its implementation.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; COVID-19; Suicide; Health Personnel; Occupational Health; Mental Health; Suicide Prevention; post-traumatic stress disorder; well-being; Mental Health Services; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Quality Improvement; moral injury; SARS-CoV-2; Psychosocial Support Systems; Pandemics; Coronavirus Infections; Betacoronavirus; Occupational Stress; Preventive Psychiatry; Pneumonia, Viral