Being a psychiatric resident during COVID times – personal experiences of Hungarian trainees
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic residents of the central region of Hungary also had to adapt to several challenges such as changes of hospitals’ specialty profiles and delegation of health care workers to COVID wards. Hungarian residents have their practical training in various hospitals,...
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| author | C. Asbóth E. Gergics S. Gurzó A. Herczeg A. Hrapcsák F. Kupcsik P. Nagy O. Oláh G. Szilvágyi P. Szocsics Z. Szűcs I. Bitter |
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Introduction
During the COVID-19 pandemic residents of the central region of Hungary also had to adapt to several challenges such as changes of hospitals’ specialty profiles and delegation of health care workers to COVID wards.
Hungarian residents have their practical training in various hospitals, while their psychiatric academic training is organised in groups.
Objectives
Our aim is to share our personal experiences about how our work and training have changed during the pandemic and it’s effect on our patients.
Methods
Participants of the study were the authors of the poster. Responses to open questions were structured based on the following topics: competencies in internal medicine, infectious diseases and psychiatry, our collaboration with other medical disciplines, psychiatric training and attitudes towards mental health patients.
Results
We worked min 2 weeks max 8 months at COVID wards and also treated COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients, thus gaining a greater experience in general medicine. In psychiatric work, acute care became prominent, communication in PPE and restricted contact with patients’ relatives were particularly difficult. Our relationship with other specialists has improved, consultation became easier. Increased use and misuse of psychiatric consultation requests led to further pressure. Restrictions, stigmatisation and discrimination increased against psychiatric patients, including difficult access to care. Psychiatric training in the hospitals became limited, however seminars organized by the university continued online with our active participation.
Conclusions
During the pandemic we gained greater experience in general medicine. Psychiatric care and our training was negatively affected, however the latter was mitigated by online seminars.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4344e8b7c6ee44159a67db766c16016a2023-11-17T05:07:08ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S229S23010.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.594Being a psychiatric resident during COVID times – personal experiences of Hungarian traineesC. Asbóth0E. Gergics1S. Gurzó2A. Herczeg3A. Hrapcsák4F. Kupcsik5P. Nagy6O. Oláh7G. Szilvágyi8P. Szocsics9Z. Szűcs10I. Bitter11Semmelweis University, Department Of Psychiatry And Psychotherapy, Budapest, HungaryPéterfy Hospital and Manninger Jenő National Institute of Traumatology, Department Of Psychiatry And Crisis Intervention, Budapest, HungarySzent György University Teaching Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, Székesfehérvár, HungaryJahn Ferenc South-Pest Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry, Budapest, HungaryPéterfy Hospital and Manninger Jenő National Institute of Traumatology, Department Of Psychiatry And Crisis Intervention, Budapest, HungarySemmelweis University, Department Of Psychiatry And Psychotherapy, Budapest, HungaryNational Institute of Mental Health, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Nyírő Gyula Hospital, Budapest, HungarySaint John Hospital, Family Centred Mental Health Centre, Budapest, HungaryNational Institute of Mental Health, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Nyírő Gyula Hospital, Budapest, HungarySemmelweis University, Department Of Psychiatry And Psychotherapy, Budapest, HungarySzent Borbála Hospital, Department Of Psychiatry And Addictology, Tatabánya, HungarySemmelweis University, Department Of Psychiatry And Psychotherapy, Budapest, Hungary Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic residents of the central region of Hungary also had to adapt to several challenges such as changes of hospitals’ specialty profiles and delegation of health care workers to COVID wards. Hungarian residents have their practical training in various hospitals, while their psychiatric academic training is organised in groups. Objectives Our aim is to share our personal experiences about how our work and training have changed during the pandemic and it’s effect on our patients. Methods Participants of the study were the authors of the poster. Responses to open questions were structured based on the following topics: competencies in internal medicine, infectious diseases and psychiatry, our collaboration with other medical disciplines, psychiatric training and attitudes towards mental health patients. Results We worked min 2 weeks max 8 months at COVID wards and also treated COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients, thus gaining a greater experience in general medicine. In psychiatric work, acute care became prominent, communication in PPE and restricted contact with patients’ relatives were particularly difficult. Our relationship with other specialists has improved, consultation became easier. Increased use and misuse of psychiatric consultation requests led to further pressure. Restrictions, stigmatisation and discrimination increased against psychiatric patients, including difficult access to care. Psychiatric training in the hospitals became limited, however seminars organized by the university continued online with our active participation. Conclusions During the pandemic we gained greater experience in general medicine. Psychiatric care and our training was negatively affected, however the latter was mitigated by online seminars. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822005946/type/journal_articleresidency trainingpsychiatrypersonal experiencesCovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | C. Asbóth E. Gergics S. Gurzó A. Herczeg A. Hrapcsák F. Kupcsik P. Nagy O. Oláh G. Szilvágyi P. Szocsics Z. Szűcs I. Bitter Being a psychiatric resident during COVID times – personal experiences of Hungarian trainees European Psychiatry residency training psychiatry personal experiences Covid-19 |
| title | Being a psychiatric resident during COVID times – personal experiences of Hungarian trainees |
| title_full | Being a psychiatric resident during COVID times – personal experiences of Hungarian trainees |
| title_fullStr | Being a psychiatric resident during COVID times – personal experiences of Hungarian trainees |
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| title_short | Being a psychiatric resident during COVID times – personal experiences of Hungarian trainees |
| title_sort | being a psychiatric resident during covid times personal experiences of hungarian trainees |
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