Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Adjunct Faculty, Occupational Therapy Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham;
Quinn Tyminski, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH, is Instructor, Program in Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Jul-Aug;75(Supplement_1):7511347030p1-7511347030p7. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2021.049327.
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health care practitioners' primary focus has been on its physical consequences. Yet, the emotional strain of the pandemic exposed the mental health needs of survivors and society as a result of forced changes in occupational choices, habits, and roles. These forced changes caused a collective confusion, fear, loss, and grief. This column focuses on occupational therapy's critical contributions to supporting society's mental health and wellness. Occupational therapy has a unique opportunity to provide interventions to address population-wide mental health and wellness, targeted prevention of mental health concerns for people at risk, and intensive intervention for people with COVID-19-induced mental health diagnoses.
在 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，医疗保健从业者的主要关注点一直是其身体后果。然而，大流行带来的情绪压力暴露了幸存者和整个社会的心理健康需求，这是由于职业选择、习惯和角色的被迫改变所致。这些被迫的改变导致了集体的困惑、恐惧、失落和悲伤。本专栏重点介绍职业治疗在支持社会心理健康和健康方面的重要贡献。职业治疗有独特的机会提供干预措施，以解决全民心理健康和健康问题，针对有风险的人群进行心理健康问题的预防，以及对 COVID-19 引起的心理健康诊断进行强化干预。
