Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jill Benson; Roger Sexton; Christopher Dowrick; Christine Gibson; Christos Lionis; Joana Ferreira Veloso Gomes; Maria Bakola; Abdullah Alkhathami; Shimnaz Nazeer; Alkisti Igoumenaki; Jinan Usta; Bruce Arroll; Evelyn Van Weel-Baumgarten; Claudia Allen

doi:10.1136/fmch-2021-001553

Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jill Benson, Roger Sexton, Christopher Dowrick, Christine Gibson, Christos Lionis, Joana Ferreira Veloso Gomes, Maria Bakola, Abdullah Alkhathami, Shimnaz Nazeer, Alkisti Igoumenaki, Jinan Usta, Bruce Arroll, Evelyn Van Weel-Baumgarten, Claudia Allen

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Abstract

As we face the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, doctors, nurses, ambulance officers, paramedics and many other health workers answer the call to serve in time-pressured, unfamiliar, chaotic and often-traumatic environments.1 We know how to look after ourselves in an infectious physical environment, but it is equally important to look after ourselves psychologically at this time. We have all been exposed in different ways, for instance, the role of a General Practitioner (Family Physician) will vary in the different healthcare systems throughout the world—some will be at the forefront, others will be doing telehealth, or may find themselves back in a hospital situation.

Original language	English
Article number	e001553
Number of pages	5
Journal	Family Medicine and Community Health
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001553
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

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COVID-19
family medicine
general practice
mental health

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Benson, J., Sexton, R., Dowrick, C., Gibson, C., Lionis, C., Ferreira Veloso Gomes, J., Bakola, M., Alkhathami, A., Nazeer, S., Igoumenaki, A., Usta, J., Arroll, B., Van Weel-Baumgarten, E., & Allen, C. (2022). Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family Medicine and Community Health, 10(1), Article e001553. https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001553

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