Here, Jervis brings attention to the protocols hospitals have put in place to address the emotional and psychological toll COVID has had on their staff. Following the suicide of Dr. Lorna Breen just a few days prior, proper protocol and general awareness of the difficulties medical providers are facing is especially important during this pandemic.
Earlier this week, one of the ER doctors treating COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Manhattan committed suicide. While she had struggled with mental health issues previously, her father attributed her death to the onslaught of patients and the devastation this virus caused. This article points to the toll that this pandemic has on our … Read more
This Wall Street Journal article discusses how medical professionals are struggling with the psychological effects of treating coronavirus patients. https://www.wsj.com/articles/young-doctors-struggle-to-treat-coronavirus-patients-we-are-horrified-and-scared-11588171553?mod=hp_lead_pos7
In this paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry Journal on April 15th, 2020, the researchers suggest that situations of a pandemic, specifically under COVID-19 place many psychological and psychosocial stressors upon individuals. The authors of this paper suggest to collect data on how the pandemic has affected mental health of individuals and then prioritize the … Read more
This article addresses the psychological effect that racially based discrimination has on the human brain, emphasizing how fear over the coronavirus has provoked new forms of discrimination against Asian Americans, which will likely take a toll on their mental health.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/some-days-i-feel-like-im-melting-how-single-mothers-in-new-york-city-are-coping-with-quarantine This article provides personal accounts of mothers who are dealing with the repercussions of economics and their emotional and mental wellbeings during this time as they care for their children and juggle many responsibilities.
While social distancing is a necessary measure to try and control the spread of coronavirus, we must also consider how this measure effects the population psychologically. This article discusses some of these effects, including loneliness and nightmares, and stresses the importance of routine to try and create structure and restore some semblance of normalcy in … Read more
This article beautifully uses the work of “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” to articulate the different kinds of grief that we can individually and collectively experience in the midst of Covid-19. Kalaichandran suggests that collective grief will become a culture that will allow us to walk away from Covid-19 with a future that lies ahead, but … Read more
In John Krasinski’s new short show series called SGN, short for Some Good News, he shares uplifting news, comedy, and light conversation with viewers in effort to keep people positive and comforted during quarantine. This serves as just one example of new emerging forms of News Media in response to COVID-19’s impacts on individuals social … Read more
According to the Wall Street Journal, over the past few years, many companies have started training their employees in how to emotionally support one another. With new, unprecedented levels of stress from the coronavirus, this instruction is more important than ever. However, there are now concerns over privacy issues and employees becoming overly involved in … Read more
