Open AccessPrimary care physician's approach for mental health impact of COVID-19
Author(s) -
Jitendra Rohilla,
Pinki Tak,
Shubham Jhanwar,
Shazia Hasan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_513_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , mental health , primary care , covid-19 , primary health care , outbreak , nursing , control (management) , family medicine , infection control , psychiatry , environmental health , intensive care medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , population , pathology , virology , management , economics
As the world struggles to control coronavirus infection with the exhausting capacity of health care systems globally, the role of primary care physician and family physician becomes more important as the first point of contact with the community. Limited availability of mental health services in India requires general practitioners to deal with psychological disorders arising due to infection outbreak and its restrictive control strategies. This article discusses what and how primary physicians can manage the psychological burden of a pandemic, and therefore, reducing the reliance on mental health specialist.