Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University.
Psychol Trauma. 2020 Oct;12(7):807-808. doi: 10.1037/tra0000668. Epub 2020 Aug 27.
The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals all over the world. To reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and meet the increasing mental health demands due to this trauma, psychiatry outpatient services have gone online in various countries. We describe steps taken at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, to start these services during this pandemic. We also discuss the obstacles faced. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
COVID-19 大流行使世界各地的医院不堪重负。为了降低 COVID-19 的传播风险,并满足因这种创伤而导致的日益增长的心理健康需求,各国的精神病学门诊服务已上线。我们描述了在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的一家三级保健医院在大流行期间启动这些服务所采取的步骤。我们还讨论了所面临的障碍。