Open AccessSolutions to prevent and address physician burnout during the pandemic in Mexico
Author(s) -
Bernardo Ng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_840_20
Subject(s) - workgroup , preparedness , health care , launched , personal protective equipment , pandemic , business , mental health , covid-19 , medicine , nursing , public relations , psychology , medical emergency , political science , psychiatry , engineering , disease , computer science , computer network , electrical engineering , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the level of preparedness and readiness of governments globally. The demand for services exceeding the capacity of the health systems in both developed and developing countries has been the rule rather than the exception. Physicians and the rest of the health-care personnel have been put through unprecedented levels of demand, within a field of uncertainty, from an evolving and insufficient understanding of the pathophysiology of the viral process, the unclear benefit of face coverings used by the general public, numerous pharmacological candidates, insufficient personal protection equipment, and the highly expected vaccine.