Psychological Stress, Trauma and Resilience in COVID-19 Responders: Next Steps and New Directions
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 4076
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stigma and barriers to mental health care; stress neurobiology; PTSD; resilience; health care worker well-being; disaster mental health; digital health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers has been documented in many studies worldwide. Multiple protective factors, including leadership and emotional support, optimism, and active coping, have also been identified. With this work in mind, the current Special Issue aims to focus on expanding the literature beyond population surveys of frontline healthcare workers (such as physicians, nurses, and advanced practice providers), exploring the ongoing stressors and needs of individuals who responded to waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, and documenting the impact of interventions and other programs on the responders. We invite submissions of research on the following topics: (1) system-, group-, or individual-level interventions emerging from the pandemic (e.g., outcomes of digital health interventions or healthcare-worker support programs, or modifications of evidence-based treatments); (2) studies on COVID-19 responders, such as research or support staff (e.g., hospital security), educators, and public service personnel whose needs have not been previously documented; (3) the impact of workforce shortages and increasing workplace violence on emotional wellbeing and recovery; and (4) systemic- and group-level vs. individual drivers of COVID-19-responder resilience, and/or other previously under-studied aspects of “resilience” in the context of the pandemic. Submissions of studies on the related topics will also be considered. The overarching question of the current Special Issue is: What are the best practices that may be improved and enhanced to sustainably respond to the needs, at present, of a demographically and geographically diverse cohort of COVID-19 responders?
Dr. Jonathan M. DePierro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- COVID-19
- healthcare workers
- resilience
- trauma
- workplace violence
- PTSD
- psychotherapy
- psychosocial support
