“ It appears likely that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to increased rates of mental health problems, and "we must recognize the pandemic that will quickly follow it -- that of mental and behavioral illness," wrote Sandro Galea, MD, of the Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues in a separate viewpoint published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
After experiencing trauma or other stressors on the frontline of the pandemic, healthcare providers will be particularly vulnerable to the mental health impact of the crisis, the authors noted.”