PPE for your mind: a peer support initiative for health care workers

Tahnee L Bridson; Kym Jenkins; Kieran G Allen; Brett M McDermott

doi:10.5694/mja2.50886

PPE for your mind: a peer support initiative for health care workers

Med J Aust. 2021 Jan;214(1):8-11.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50886. Epub 2020 Dec 8.

Authors

Tahnee L Bridson^{1

2}, Kym Jenkins^{1

3}, Kieran G Allen^{1

4}, Brett M McDermott^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Hand-n-Hand Healthcare Workers Peer Support Network, Cairns, QLD.
² Sunshine Coast Mental Health and Addiction Services, Sunshine Coast, QLD.
³ Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges, Canberra, ACT.
⁴ Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC.
⁵ College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD.

PMID: 33294997
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50886

No abstract available

Keywords: Anxiety disorders; COVID-19; Depressive disorders; Doctors’ health; Infectious diseases; Mental health policy; Respiratory tract infections.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / psychology*
Health Personnel / psychology*
Humans
Mental Health
Peer Group*
Risk Factors
Self-Help Groups / organization & administration*
Social Support
Stress, Psychological / etiology
Stress, Psychological / prevention & control*