Dr Terry, I'm wondering if we could talk about mental health, and this time where a lot of us are trying to help the health professionals by staying home and those who may be having a loved one or someone they care about who does have some sort of medical condition that could be a really trying time for mental health. What are you telling your patients? You know, we're seeing certainly in the emergency department, increasing numbers, patients coming in with depression and anxiety and even in cases, thoughts of suicide relative to Kobe. 19. And so we're having to respond to those individuals with ramped up Tele psychiatry service is as well as outpatient resource is that they can utilize to really get through this time. We really do encourage not just our patients but health care providers also, to focus on wellness, focus on taking one day at a time, focus on making sure that we have accurate information, and that knowledge really is power as we get through this, Additionally, remember is important to eat right exercise, you know, meditate. Make sure that mentally, where is healthy as we can be, because those actions also play a big role in keeping us healthy and keeping our immune system's strong. The National Alliance on Mental Illness does offer a free help line. 1 809 506264 And it has this 15 page guide online for ways to deal with anxiety brought on by the Corona virus in Washington, I'm chief national investigative correspondent Mark Albert.
Doctor, resources detail steps to stay mentally healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Updated: 1:15 PM CDT Apr 5, 2020
As people stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, doctors are giving recommendations for how to stay fit — mentally.The National Investigative Unit got answers to your questions by asking a panel of doctors about what people should do for their mental wellbeing during this time. Dr. Aisha Terry, of George Washington University, said, "You know, we're seeing certainly in the emergency department increasing numbers of patients coming in with depression and anxiety and even in cases thoughts of suicide relative to COVID-19. And so we're having to respond to those individuals with ramped up telepsychiatry services as well as outpatient resources that they can utilize to really get through this time."And we really do encourage not just our patients, but health care providers also to focus on wellness, focus on taking one day at a time, focus on making sure that we have accurate information and that knowledge really is power as we get through this." "Additionally, remember, is important to eat, right, exercise, you know, meditate, make sure that mentally we're as healthy as we can be, because those actions also play a big role in keeping us healthy and keeping our immune system strong."The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers a free helpline at 1-800-950-6264 and has a 15-page guide online for ways to deal with anxiety brought on by the coronavirus.
As people stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, doctors are giving recommendations for how to stay fit — mentally.
The National Investigative Unit got answers to your questions by asking a panel of doctors about what people should do for their mental wellbeing during this time.
Dr. Aisha Terry, of George Washington University, said, "You know, we're seeing certainly in the emergency department increasing numbers of patients coming in with depression and anxiety and even in cases thoughts of suicide relative to COVID-19. And so we're having to respond to those individuals with ramped up telepsychiatry services as well as outpatient resources that they can utilize to really get through this time.
"And we really do encourage not just our patients, but health care providers also to focus on wellness, focus on taking one day at a time, focus on making sure that we have accurate information and that knowledge really is power as we get through this."
"Additionally, remember, is important to eat, right, exercise, you know, meditate, make sure that mentally we're as healthy as we can be, because those actions also play a big role in keeping us healthy and keeping our immune system strong."
The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers a at 1-800-950-6264 and has a online for ways to deal with anxiety brought on by the coronavirus.
