Lessons learned from 9/11: Mental health perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disaster mental health
Emergency responders
PTSD
Journal
Psychiatry research
ISSN: 1872-7123
Titre abrégé: Psychiatry Res
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 7911385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2020
06 2020
Historique:
received:
12
04
2020
revised:
14
04
2020
accepted:
14
04
2020
pubmed:
22
4
2020
medline:
20
5
2020
entrez:
22
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely lead to high rates of PTSD, depression, and substance misuse among survivors, victims' families, medical workers, and other essential personnel. The mental health response to the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, culminating in a federally-funded health program, provides a template for how providers may serve affected individuals. Drawing on the 9/11 experience, we highlight effective prevention measures, likely short and long-term treatment needs, vulnerable subgroups, and important points of divergence between 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health monitoring, early identification of at-risk individuals, and treatment irrespective of financial barriers are essential for minimizing chronic distress.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32315874
pii: S0165-1781(20)30889-1
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113024
pmc: PMC7158831
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
113024Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Craig Katz is a paid consultant to the International Association of Firefighters Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery. Jonathan DePierro and Sandra Lowe have no competing financial or personal relationships that could have appeared influence the work reported in this paper.
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