Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health Care Practitioners

Abstract

Many mental health practitioners, including psychiatrists, have suffered multiple social and mental health impacts from COVID-19. A range of actions are described that health care organizations and individuals can take to mitigate these impacts. There will likely be substantial positive short- and long-term outcomes for psychiatrists individually and as a profession post-COVID-19. These include improved professional well-being and more efficient practice modalities through the development of hybrid care clinical approaches integrating technologies into practice, and a greater focus on providing better care for diverse racial and ethnic communities.

Keywords: Burnout; Hybrid practice; Psychiatrist; Telepsychiatry; Well-being; Workforce.