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Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health needs of hospitalised patients - report

Dr Nadine Cossette, liaison psychiatrist, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, was commissioned to examine mental health needs of patients hospitalised due to COVID-19. Her report contains analysis of need and recommendations for action to support recovery.

COVID-19 is a multisystem disease that can have significant effects on mental health and wellbeing. As we move to the next stages of managing the pandemic, it is imperative that patients across Scotland who have suffered severe COVID illness have access to the right mental health care at the right time.

The report identifies that the effects of severe COVID often continue after the patient leaves hospital. Up to one-third of COVID patients admitted to hospital develop serious mental health consequences, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and cognitive problems. Additionally, complex multifactorial presentations known as ‘long COVID’ are being recognised as very significant and distressing. Given the scale of the COVID pandemic, this increased health burden will have a significant impact upon Scotland’s mental health services.

The report makes recommendations for action to support recovery, including a network of mental health clinicians, expansion of peer support and a personalised digital platform.

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Patients Hospitalised Due to COVID-19: A Plan for Scotland 16 page PDF, 529.1 kB

 

Channel website: http://www.gov.scot/

Original article link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/mental-health-needs-patients-hospitalised-due-covid-19/

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