Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare workers: rapid review and meta-analysis

The BMJ

Volumn 369, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Kisely, Steve ^a,b,c,d   Warren, Nicola ^a,c   Mcmahon, Laura ^c   Dalais, Christine ^c   Henry, Irene ^a   Siskind, Dan ^a,b,c,e  

^a Mobile Intensive Rehabilitation Team   (Australia)

^b Metro South Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PANDEMIC; PSYCHOLOGY; QUARANTINE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; QUARANTINE;

EID: 85084327261     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m1642     Document Type: Article

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