Gardiner Fergus W, Bishop Lara, Churilov Leonid, Collins Noel, O'Donnell John, Coleman Mathew
The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Canberra, Australia; National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and The Australian National University Medical School, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Canberra, Australia; National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and The Australian National University Medical School, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Air Med J. 2020 Nov-Dec;39(6):516-519. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2020.08.008. Epub 2020 Sep 8.
The aims of this article are to comment on pre-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mental health activity in rural and remote Australia, including related air medical retrievals; to discuss how the current pandemic is likely to impact on this vulnerable population's mental health; and to provide potential solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant air medical activity from rural and remote Australia. COVID-19 and the necessary public health and socioeconomic interventions are likely to significantly compound mental health problems for both the general public and the mental health workforce servicing rural and remote communities. However, the COVID-19 crisis provides a window of opportunity to develop, support, and build novel and sustainable solutions to the chronic mental health service vulnerabilities in rural and remote areas in Australia and other countries.
本文旨在对澳大利亚农村和偏远地区在2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）之前的心理健康活动进行评论，包括相关的空中医疗转运；讨论当前的疫情可能如何影响这一弱势群体的心理健康；并提供潜在的解决方案。COVID-19大流行导致了澳大利亚农村和偏远地区大量的空中医疗活动。COVID-19以及必要的公共卫生和社会经济干预措施可能会使普通公众和为农村及偏远社区服务的心理健康工作人员的心理健康问题显著加剧。然而，COVID-19危机提供了一个机会之窗，以开发、支持并建立新颖且可持续的解决方案，来应对澳大利亚和其他国家农村及偏远地区长期存在的心理健康服务薄弱问题。
