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The 2020 pandemic is a game changer for mental health care
Lockdown Anxiety and Technology
- The new virus has forced the entire world in an unprecedented lockdown.
- In these times of a looming unknown future, existential fear and separation from friends and family, millions are resorting to online help to deal with their anxieties.
- Demand for apps for managing stress has skyrocketed, with many App makers making their premium content free.
- There are changes in regulation and relaxation of the constraints that earlier made it impossible to meet digitally with a mental health doctor.
- Telehealth and online mental health services are seeing a transition due to a large spike in counseling requests.
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Lockdown Anxiety and Technology
- The new virus has forced the entire world in an unprecedented lockdown.
- In these times of a looming unknown future, existential fear and separation from friends and family, millions are resorting to online help to deal with their anxieties.
- Demand for apps for managing stress has skyrocketed, with many App makers making their premium content free.
- There are changes in regulation and relaxation of the constraints that earlier made it impossible to meet digitally with a mental health doctor.
- Telehealth and online mental health services are seeing a transition due to a large spike in counseling requests.
Get Everything Online
Online mental health therapies may make people stick to it longer, but it’s long-term benefits are still questionable, according to a study.
This mandatory Quarantine mode, which can last for weeks or months, is making us more dependent on anything and everything online, with smartphones being the potential gateway to online mental health care.
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Telemedicine and telehealth
Telemedicine and telehealth involve remote-health-care technologies and services, known as "virtual care."
While virtual care played some role in the health-care industry, 2020 le...
Virtual healthcare recognized
- Telemedicine can refer to the setup that allows workers in a large hospital to assist in emergency procedures from a distant support structure.
- Telehealth uses virtual interactions between individual doctors and patients. You may have a bad sore throat and download the telehealth app, where you will be connected to a physician who can examine you and prescribe medicine.
Fifty to seventy percent of visits to the doctor's office could be replaced by remote monitoring and checkups.
Potential disadvantages of virtual health care
Telemedicine has been a hard sell in some areas.
- Many rural clinics and community hospitals fear that their already inadequate medical staffing and the revenues generated from on-site procedures will be further diminished by remote medicine.
- Old and poor patients who may need care the most can't afford smartphones or broadband connectivity.
- Until recently, many people were unaware that the service existed, while others didn't trust an anonymous doctor.
- Many people want to be in the physical presence of their physicians, believing the quality of virtual care is inferior.
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Stay informed by trusted sources
Facts will minimize your fear. There are two sources to use for managing fear in the new virus response: The World Health Organization and your national authority.
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Always return to yourself
Many consultants have headaches and nausea when they deal with stress and emotion. There are also times when there is nothing they can do, for example, provide beds, masks, and other needed supplies.
A psychological consultant advises that you should be aware of yourself, and distinguish which emotions are yours, which are the patients, and which are your empathy.
The effects of being isolated
Consider unexpected risks associated with the response to the outbreak, for example, poor mental health that is related to social isolation. Steps to take into account:
- Staying connected with your social and family networks via technology
- Keeping your daily routines as much as possible
- Exercising regularly and practicing habits that you enjoy and find relaxing
- Seeking practical, credible information at specific times of the day.
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Quarantine and mental health
Limiting social contact is the best way to reduce the spread of the new virus. But this doesn't make the whole process easier.
Recent research found that quarantine is linked with post-trauma...
Fighting the confusion
It is crucial to have access to reliable, consistent information and updates so that people can understand what we know, what we don’t know and how we are trying to close this gap.
Public health and government services should provide detailed information about the symptoms of the new virus, its typical course, how many are being cared for at hospitals, and for how long.
Coping mechanisms
- Create a sense of community and connection with others: talk often to your friends and your family members.
- Create a sense of effectiveness: assign yourself work, exercise indoors or immerse yourself in creative activities.
- Create a sense of purpose: offering to help others from a distance can help create a sense of purpose and community. Also, take care of your household; consider rearranging the furniture or cleaning the house.