Open AccessInpatient psychiatry unit devoted to COVID-19 patients
Author(s) -
Nahla Mahgoub,
Smita Agarkar,
Michael Radosta,
Francine Fakih,
Brynne Delaney Calleran,
Robert A. Clark,
Deborah Cherubin,
Faraj Faour,
Donna T. Anthony
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
comprehensive psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.305
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1532-8384
pISSN - 0010-440X
DOI - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152237
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , psychiatry , standardization , mental health , unit (ring theory) , medicine , psychosis , psychology , medical emergency , disease , mathematics education , pathology , virology , outbreak , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the mental health care. Treating psychiatric patients with COVID-19 poses multiple challenges in the inpatient psychiatric setting in terms of mitigating transmission of the virus. Gracie Square Hospital, a freestanding psychiatric hospital located in New York City, dedicated a unit for treating COVID-19 patients requiring inpatient psychiatric treatment. We faced different challenges including treatment refusal, difficulty complying with safety precautions due to psychosis, agitated behavior, and staff psychological well-being. We considered reformation of protocols, expansion of the use of technology, development of a supportive platform, and standardization of clinical practice. This paper describes our strategies to manage the challenges while providing acute psychiatric treatment to COVID-19 patients.
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