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Amid COVID‐19, self‐care as important for providers as it is for patients
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32324
Subject(s) - covid-19 , front line , mental health , pandemic , self care , health care , nursing , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , political science , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The COVID‐19 crisis has no doubt disrupted the lives of many, and the impact is being felt by mental health providers and front‐line staff who have had to get accustomed to different ways of delivering services. Behavioral health care leaders in the field, in interviews with MHW , are reminding providers to take care of themselves emotionally and physically as they care for patients with mental health and substance use needs during this pandemic.