Mental Health Wing, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Centre, Bnei Brak; and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Ambulatory Forensic Psychiatry Unit, Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Centre, Bat Yam, Israel.
Br J Psychiatry. 2020 Aug;217(2):410-412. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.90.
COVID-19 presents new challenges for psychiatry as clinical management, ethical dilemmas and administrative complications need to be addressed. The psychiatrist should protect the needs and rights of the mentally ill while maximising population health and ensuring solidarity, reciprocity and community well-being for all.
COVID-19 给精神病学带来了新的挑战,因为需要解决临床管理、伦理困境和行政复杂性等问题。精神科医生应在保护精神疾病患者的需求和权利的同时,最大限度地提高人群健康水平,并确保所有人的团结、互惠和社区福祉。