Coronavirus outbreak from early career psychiatrists' viewpoint: What we have learned so far
Corresponding Author
Renato de Filippis MD
Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
CorrespondenceRenato de Filippis, MD, Psychiatrist, PhD student, Psychiatry Unit, Department, Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJoan Soler-Vidal MD
Research unit, FIDMAG Hermanas Hospitalarias, Barcelona, Spain
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Benito Menni CASM, Hermanas Hospitalarias, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorVictor Pereira-Sanchez MD
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMargaret Isioma Ojeahere FWACP
Department of Psychiatry, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Search for more papers by this authorKana Morimoto MD
Department of Psychiatry, General Psychiatry Trainee, Osaka Psychiatric Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorAlice Chang MBBS
Section of Early Career Psychiatrist, Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAndre Luiz Schuh Teixeira MD
Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAlex Vicente Spadini MD
Education and Research Department, São Pedro Psychiatric Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Renato de Filippis MD
Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
CorrespondenceRenato de Filippis, MD, Psychiatrist, PhD student, Psychiatry Unit, Department, Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJoan Soler-Vidal MD
Research unit, FIDMAG Hermanas Hospitalarias, Barcelona, Spain
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Benito Menni CASM, Hermanas Hospitalarias, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorVictor Pereira-Sanchez MD
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMargaret Isioma Ojeahere FWACP
Department of Psychiatry, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Search for more papers by this authorKana Morimoto MD
Department of Psychiatry, General Psychiatry Trainee, Osaka Psychiatric Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorAlice Chang MBBS
Section of Early Career Psychiatrist, Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorAndre Luiz Schuh Teixeira MD
Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAlex Vicente Spadini MD
Education and Research Department, São Pedro Psychiatric Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Purpose
Since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic several million cases and more than three million deaths have been already confirmed worldwide due to COVID-19.
Design and Methods
Early Career Psychiatrists from all over the world present an overview of what happened in their own countries and what they have learned so far by this experience in everyday clinical practice.
Practice Implication
We tried to take a real time picture of this unexpected situation, drawing useful hints for now and the future.
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.
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