The COVID-19 Pandemic and Italian Public Mental Health Services: Experience and Future Directions
The COVID-19 pandemic has crosses every health care area (from primary care to specialist ones), leading to a review of all public health policies. The use of smart working allows important technological innovations, but it must be accompanied by a review of hospital and residential programs and loc...
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has crosses every health care area (from primary care to specialist ones), leading to a review of all public health policies. The use of smart working allows important technological innovations, but it must be accompanied by a review of hospital and residential programs and locations. Since many institution are talking about economic investments for mental health (a crucial area for a full recovery of the society), specific funds are needed in mental health professionals (eg, psychologists), skills, and innovation of locations and technology, such as the conversion of psychiatric wards to community services that carefully must consider the patient experience and clinician’s point of view. Some considerations on the COVID-19 experience in Italy are reported, and suggestions on future directions for public mental health service organization are hypothesized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71f1cc34e68c4a6dbc5591ddd769c53f2022-12-22T01:52:49ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Patient Experience2374-37352374-37432020-10-01710.1177/2374373520956857The COVID-19 Pandemic and Italian Public Mental Health Services: Experience and Future DirectionsLorenzo Pelizza MD, PhD0Simona Pupo MD1 Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addiction, , Parma, Italy Anesthesia and Resuscitation Service, , Parma, ItalyThe COVID-19 pandemic has crosses every health care area (from primary care to specialist ones), leading to a review of all public health policies. The use of smart working allows important technological innovations, but it must be accompanied by a review of hospital and residential programs and locations. Since many institution are talking about economic investments for mental health (a crucial area for a full recovery of the society), specific funds are needed in mental health professionals (eg, psychologists), skills, and innovation of locations and technology, such as the conversion of psychiatric wards to community services that carefully must consider the patient experience and clinician’s point of view. Some considerations on the COVID-19 experience in Italy are reported, and suggestions on future directions for public mental health service organization are hypothesized.https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373520956857 |
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| title | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Italian Public Mental Health Services: Experience and Future Directions |
| title_full | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Italian Public Mental Health Services: Experience and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Italian Public Mental Health Services: Experience and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Italian Public Mental Health Services: Experience and Future Directions |
| title_short | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Italian Public Mental Health Services: Experience and Future Directions |
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