Care During Pandemic Times: Digital Ethnography with Mental Health Professionals in Equatorial Guinea

Public health professionals’ perceptions of mental health services in Equatorial Guinea, Central-West Africa

INTRODUCTION Mental health disorders constitute 13% of global disease burden, the impacts of which are disproportionality felt in sub-Saharan Africa. Equatorial Guinea, located in Central-West Africa, has the highest per-capita investment in healthcare on the African continent, but only two studies have discussed mental health issues in the country and none of have examined the perspective of p...

Peruvian Guideline to Care the Mental Health of Health Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Mental health care professionals and general practice

psychological distress' suggests that it is in such subgroups of the population that GPs can improve their performance. Work in our own practice also supports the feasibility of the Geriatric Depression Scale for use by practice nurses in screening assessment. However, the use of mental health-screening questionnaires in primary care remains uncommon.2 If there is pressing evidence of underperf...

Mental Health Status of Medical Staff Working in Ardabil Prehospital Emergency During COVID-19 Pandemic

Objective: Prehospital emergency staff usually encounter patients in situations that can affect the mental health of the medical staff and cause symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. This study aimed to determine depression, anxiety, and stress in prehospital emergency personnel during the COVID-19 epidemic in Ardabil City, Iran, 2020. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was co...

Palliative care: an opportunity for mental health professionals.

It is noteworthy that embedded within the definition of active total care is attention to patients’ psychological concerns and the needs of their families. My last article in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry concluded by saying “within the domains of relief and comfort, where palliative care essentially resides, psychiatry has an expanded and vital role to play” (2). As in all areas of medici...