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Impact of COVID ‐19 on the mental health of surgeons and coping strategies
Author(s) -
Balasubramanian Anusha,
Paleri Vigneshwar,
Bennett Robin,
Paleri Vinidh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.26291
Subject(s) - covid-19 , mental health , coping (psychology) , psychology , medicine , virology , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak
Unprecedented times call for extraordinary measures. While surgeons across the globe try to comprehend the evolving facade of the COVID‐19 pandemic and improvise surgical practice to the best of their ability, the psychological impact of the stress on their own mental health and well‐being has been underestimated. This paper aims to review the indirect and overt factors that may affect the mental health of a surgeon in the present circumstances. Furthermore, it will aim to highlight key coping mechanisms at an individual and institutional level, so as to mitigate the negative psychological impact on surgeons.