Crossing barriers: Role of a tele-outreach program addressing psychosocial needs in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Ravindran S; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: swati.ravindran6189@gmail.com., P LN; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: nirisha1810@gmail.com., Channaveerachari NK; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: cnkumar1974@gmail.com., Seshadri SP; Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: docshekharseshadri@gmail.com., Kasi S; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India; Department of Psychiatric Social work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: sekarkasi@gmail.com., Manikappa SK; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India; Department of Psychiatric Social work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: sanjeeva222@gmail.com., Cherian AV; Department of Psychiatric Social work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: anishvcherian@gmail.com., Palanimuthu T S; Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: sivakumar.nimhans@gmail.com., Sudhir P; Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. Electronic address: paulomi.sudhir@gmail.com., Govindan R; Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: rk@nimhans.ac.in., P BR; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: bhasker.perumalla@gmail.com., Christopher AD; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: dann87505@gmail.com., George S; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, India. Electronic address: sobin@outlook.in.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Asian journal of psychiatry [Asian J Psychiatr] 2020 Oct; Vol. 53, pp. 102351. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102351
Abstrakt: Novel Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID 19) pandemic has affected more than 2 million individuals and causing over 0.1 million deaths worldwide. In India, the pandemic has gained momentum in the last few weeks with over 10,000 cases and 400 deaths. In the absence of any pharmacological cure on the horizon, countries have resorted to the use of strict public health measures to curtail spread of further infection to fight the coronavirus. The pandemic and its social implications have triggered mental health concerns among the masses. Providing psychological first aid and psychosocial support is vital in mitigating the distress and enhance the coping strategies of people to deal with this biological disaster. Tele-mental health services play an important role in this regard. In this article we describe our preliminary experience in understanding the psychological concerns of general public and addressing them by providing psychological support through a national telephonic helpline.
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