A Mental Health First Aid Service in an Italian University Public Hospital during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

Sustainability

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GraziaIsabella Continisio¹  Mario Bottone¹  Paolo Valerio¹  Roberto Vitelli²  Alessandro Chiodi³  Gerarda Siani³  NelsonMauro Maldonato³  Marzia Duval⁴  Cristiano Scandurra⁵  Raffaella De Falco⁵  Benedetta Muzii⁵ 

[1] Federico II University Hospital, Intra departmental Program of Clinical Psychology, 80131 Naples, Italy;

[2] Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, Italy;

[3] Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy;

[4] Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;

[5] Intradepartmental Program of Clinical Psychology, Federico II University Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy;

关键词: COVID-19;    first aid;    mental health;    quality of life;    psychological intervention;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12104244

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been extremely stressful and has produced fear and anxiety throughout the population, representing a psychological emergency. This work aimed at presenting a mental health first aid service established within an Italian university public hospital context to address four different population targets (i.e., people vulnerable to mental health problems, health-care professionals, people in isolation, and general citizenship). Specifically, the organizational structure comprising four different areas (i.e., management, clinical, communication, and research) and first data collected from the foundation of the service until 3 May 2020 are presented. Findings indicated that anxiety and fear of contagion were the main motivations prompting both the general population and health-care professionals to ask for a psychological help. Furthermore, findings indicate that clients’ current quality of life was perceived as lower than in the past but also that imagined in the future, highlighting the importance of psychological first aid interventions. This service may represent an example for helping mental health professionals in developing similar services in their local realities, promoting health and individual and community resilience.

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