Your coping and resilience strategies might need to shift as the COVID-19 crisis continues
As the pandemic drags on, uncertainty and fears about health and safety mix with confusion and challenges tied to re-opening society. You need flexibility when picking your coping strategies.
Steven Jay Lynn, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York •
conversation
July 13, 2020 • ~7 min
July 13, 2020 • ~7 min
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The psychological trauma of nurses started long before coronavirus
COVID-19 is traumatizing nurses. Yet nurses have suffered trauma for decades, often due to insufficient resources, and changes within the field have been slow.
Karen J. Foli, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Purdue University
• conversation
June 23, 2020 • ~8 min
June 23, 2020 • ~8 min
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A perfect storm for medical PTSD: Isolation, intensive care and the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 patients are spending weeks in intensive care units, isolated and alone, knowing they have a disease that doctors don't fully understand. It's a recipe for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Scott E. Hall, Program Coordinator & Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of Dayton •
conversation
May 19, 2020 • ~7 min
May 19, 2020 • ~7 min
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What's the point of grief?
A bereavement counsellor on grief, loss and longing.
John Frederick Wilson, Honorary Research Fellow, Director of Bereavement Services Counselling & Mental Health Clinic, York St John University •
conversation
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min
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There’s a name for Trump playing down the threat and failing to take action against the virus: Institutional betrayal
Our government, suggest the authors, risks traumatizing its citizens with its failure to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Joan M. Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
• conversation
March 25, 2020 • ~7 min
March 25, 2020 • ~7 min
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