Citation

Chen GF, Cheng YR, Ye L, Wang MW, Zhou MY, Zhang F, Chen J, Feng ZH. Eur. Rev. Med. Pharmacol. Sci. 2020; 24(15): 8185-8186.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Verduci)

DOI

10.26355/eurrev_202008_22506

PMID

32767347

Abstract

The World Health Organization reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected on December 31, 2019 in China. Unfortunately, a 34-year-old Italian nurse has committed suicide after testing positive for coronavirus. It was the second case of suicide by a nurse in an Italian hospital and occurred only a few days after the first suicide. These consecutive suicides have aroused concern, and it is necessary to investigate the psychological issues of the medical staff in Italy regarding the COVID-19.

Language: en

Keywords

Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; COVID-19; Health Personnel; Humans; Italy; Nurses; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; SARS-CoV-2; Suicide; Suicide Prevention