Marshall Jamie M, Dunstan Debra A, Bartik Warren
Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
Front Public Health. 2020 Aug 18;8:402. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00402. eCollection 2020.
With the COVID-19 pandemic confronting health systems worldwide, medical practitioners are treating a myriad of physical symptoms that have, sadly, killed many thousands of people. There are signs that the public is also experiencing psychological trauma as they attempt to navigate their way through the COVID-19 restrictions impinging on many aspects of society. With unprecedented demand for health professionals' time, people who are unable to access face-to-face assistance are turning to smartphone apps to help them deal with symptoms of trauma. However, the evidence for smartphone apps to treat trauma is limited, and clinicians need to be aware of the limitations and unresolved issues involved in using mental health apps.
随着新冠疫情冲击全球医疗系统，医生们正在治疗无数的身体症状，遗憾的是，已有数千人因此丧生。有迹象表明，公众在试图应对影响社会诸多方面的新冠疫情限制措施时，也正经历心理创伤。由于对医疗专业人员的时间需求空前高涨，那些无法获得面对面援助的人开始求助于智能手机应用程序来帮助他们应对创伤症状。然而，智能手机应用程序治疗创伤的证据有限，临床医生需要意识到使用心理健康应用程序所涉及的局限性和未解决的问题。
