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  1. Article: Fear of COVID-19 and Mental Health: The Role of Mindfulness in During Times of Crisis.

    Belen, Hacer

    International journal of mental health and addiction

    2021  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 607–618

    Abstract: ... Thus, the current study explored the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and aspects of mental health, namely ... 18 and 41 years of age (M = 22.41 ± 3.27), with participants completing a fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV ... that fear of COVID-19 is inversely associated with mindfulness, while positive correlations were found ...

    Abstract The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on all aspects of individuals' lives, particularly their mental health due to the fear associated with the pandemic. Thus, the current study explored the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and aspects of mental health, namely anxiety and depression, and will consider whether this relationship can be mediated by mindfulness. Data were collected from a student sample of 355 participants (71.5% female and 28.5% male) ranging between 18 and 41 years of age (M = 22.41 ± 3.27), with participants completing a fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), Mindfulness Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS), and the anxiety and depression subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). In terms of the results, correlational analyses indicated that fear of COVID-19 is inversely associated with mindfulness, while positive correlations were found with anxiety and depression. Structural equation modeling analyses demonstrated that mindfulness mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and depression and anxiety. Associated implications are further discussed.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2235886-9
    ISSN 1557-1882 ; 1557-1874
    ISSN (online) 1557-1882
    ISSN 1557-1874
    DOI 10.1007/s11469-020-00470-2
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  2. Article ; Online: Fear, loss and disconnection: the emotional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic upon staff working in mental health services and how the organization can help - a psychoanalytic perspective.

    O'Reilly, Jo

    The International journal of psycho-analysis

    2023  Volume 104, Issue 4, Page(s) 628–656

    Abstract: ... their work in mental health care. In order to strengthen this capacity during the crisis, the author ... to the impact of the covid-19 pandemic upon staff and patients, describing how fear, threat and experiences ... Mental Health Trusts during the early days of the pandemic . This guidance was adopted nationally by the Royal ...

    Abstract This paper describes the work of a psychoanalyst working within NHS mental health services in the UK . The central contribution of a psychoanalytic approach within psychiatric care in offering a committed attempt towards understanding the patients' presentation, rather than treatment primarily aimed at symptom control, is described. Beyond this, the specific contribution of psychoanalytic ideas in establishing a containing framework for staff, and how this strengthens the capacity of the organisation as a whole to contain anxiety and to metabolize complex projective processes is outlined. Examples are given with clinical illustrations of activities which enhance this capacity in ordinary times.The author then turns to the impact of the covid-19 pandemic upon staff and patients, describing how fear, threat and experiences of multiple losses have permeated all areas of our lives and activated primitive defences. The pandemic starkly revealed profoundly disturbing questions about our assumptions and habits, adding to the intensity and multi-layered quality of the anxieties evoked . Urgent attention has been drawn to our deeply problematic relationship with the natural world, our own habitat, and indefensible social inequities have been crudely exposed. Staff have been caught between their own fear, the need to contain increased disturbance in their patients, already struggling with fragmented and disordered states of mind, and pressures from an organisation under intense strain. The capacity of mental health staff to act as containers for their patient's distress has been profoundly challenged and compromised.This paper outlines how the pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of the organisation as a container for anxiety and in supporting staff to do their work in mental health care. In order to strengthen this capacity during the crisis, the author describes how ideas derived from psychoanalytic principles were developed into guidance for NHS Mental Health Trusts during the early days of the pandemic . This guidance was adopted nationally by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and is summarised in this paper.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Pandemics ; COVID-19 ; Emotions ; Fear ; Mental Health Services
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 220636-5
    ISSN 1745-8315 ; 0020-7578
    ISSN (online) 1745-8315
    ISSN 0020-7578
    DOI 10.1080/00207578.2023.2221717
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