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COVID-19 pandemic as a watershed moment: A call for systematic psychological health care for frontline medical staff

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Zaka, Agustina, Shamloo, Soraya E, Fiorente, Pasquale, Tafuri, Alessandro·2020·Journal of Health Psychology

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The COVID-19 pandemic is producing a huge health care burden with millions of cases and thousands of deaths. The coronavirus' high virulence and contagiousness and the frequent sudden onset of illness is overwhelming critical care and frontline healthcare staff. Frontline professionals are exposed to unprecedented levels of intensive existential threat requiring systematic, specialized psychological intervention and support. New psychological services need to be urgently implemented to manage the mental healthcare needs of frontline medical staff working with patients with COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic is a watershed moment: health care systems universally require a step-change to improve our preparedness for future pandemics.

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Authors: Zaka, A., Shamloo, S. E., Fiorente, P., & Tafuri, A.
Affiliations: University of Verona (IT)
Italian Red Cross, Committee of Udine and Gorizia, Italy
Corresponding author: Tafuri, Alessandro
ORCID: Shamloo, Soraya E
Tafuri, Alessandro
Venue: Journal of Health Psychology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2020-05-05
Volume: 25
Issue: 7
Pages: 883-887
ISSN: 1359-1053 (ISSN-L)
1461-7277
DOI: 10.1177/1359105320925148
OpenAlex: W3023001625
Cited by: 153
References: 15
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 53 · 2020: 25
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, frontline health workers, mental health support, psychological intervention, occupational stress, existential risk, pandemic preparedness, intensive care
MeSH terms: Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Civil Defense, Humans, Medical Staff, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Pneumonia, Viral, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics

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