COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals
Besides addressing the increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders, social challenges, and building community resilience during the crisis, mental health professionals (MHPs) are in a unique position to assist the vaccination drive against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in various nations. Va...
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| author | Debanjan Banerjee Sanchari Mukhopadhyay Mariam Sahana Asmeen Afzal Javed |
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| description | Besides addressing the increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders, social challenges, and building community resilience during the crisis, mental health professionals (MHPs) are in a unique position to assist the vaccination drive against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in various nations. Vaccination programs are adversely affected by misinformation, fake news and vaccine hesitancy fuelled by social media. MHPs can enable this vital public health strategy by prioritizing vaccination for individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders, promote awareness and public education, debunk misinformation and integrate psychosocial care into the vaccination drives. In order to target the health inequity and discrimination faced by people with SMI coupled with their additional risks, the authors urge the global mental health fraternity to tailor these crucial roles with respect to COVID-19 vaccination based on the regional needs and contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb7285ade6c7438aa96f898ac17bd5bd2023-03-09T12:35:44ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512021-01-01810.1017/gmh.2021.25COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionalsDebanjan Banerjee0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-9798Sanchari Mukhopadhyay1Mariam Sahana Asmeen2Afzal Javed3Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, IndiaDepartment of Integrative Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, IndiaDepartment of Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, BangladeshChairman Pakistan Psychiatric Research Centre, Fountain House Lahore, Pakistan & President, World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Geneva, SwitzerlandBesides addressing the increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders, social challenges, and building community resilience during the crisis, mental health professionals (MHPs) are in a unique position to assist the vaccination drive against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in various nations. Vaccination programs are adversely affected by misinformation, fake news and vaccine hesitancy fuelled by social media. MHPs can enable this vital public health strategy by prioritizing vaccination for individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders, promote awareness and public education, debunk misinformation and integrate psychosocial care into the vaccination drives. In order to target the health inequity and discrimination faced by people with SMI coupled with their additional risks, the authors urge the global mental health fraternity to tailor these crucial roles with respect to COVID-19 vaccination based on the regional needs and contexts.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205442512100025X/type/journal_articleCOVID-19 pandemicmental health professionalspsychiatristspublic mental healthsevere mental illnessvaccination |
| spellingShingle | Debanjan Banerjee Sanchari Mukhopadhyay Mariam Sahana Asmeen Afzal Javed COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health COVID-19 pandemic mental health professionals psychiatrists public mental health severe mental illness vaccination |
| title | COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals |
| title_full | COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals |
| title_short | COVID-19 Vaccination: crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccination crucial roles and opportunities for the mental health professionals |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic mental health professionals psychiatrists public mental health severe mental illness vaccination |
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