Challenges facing psychiatric intensive care during COVID-19. (1st September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Skelton, Luke; Blake, Lucy; Butler, Margaret; Pugh, Ria; Harries, Bethan; Sethi, Faisil
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychiatric intensive care. Volume 16:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 85
• Page End: 88
• Publication Date: 2020-09-01
• Subjects: Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Intensive care units -- Periodicals; Mental health services -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 362.21
• DOI: 10.20299/jpi.2020.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6464

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has suddenly changed the landscape for psychiatric intensive care services, demanding a rapid transformation in the way that mental health care is delivered. This is the first of a series of articles describing the challenges facing psychiatric intensive care services during the evolving pandemic. Each article will focus on one of several unique challenges encountered during the pandemic, offering a timely account to share learnings. This article sets the scene for how COVID-19 might change psychiatric intensive care services.