The wounded healer: A narrative review of the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers

Qin Xiang Ng¹, Michelle Lee Zhi Qing De Deyn², Donovan Yutong Lim³, Hwei Wuen Chan⁴, Wee Song Yeo⁵

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¹ MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, 1 Maritime Square, 099253, Singapore; Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, 539747, Singapore. Electronic address: ng.qin.xiang@u.nus.edu.
² The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom.
³ Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, 539747, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore.
⁴ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore.
⁵ KidsNexus Paediatric Centre, 574408, Singapore.

PMID: 32603985
PMCID: PMC7305497
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102258

The wounded healer: A narrative review of the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers

Qin Xiang Ng et al. Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec:54:102258.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102258. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Authors

Qin Xiang Ng¹, Michelle Lee Zhi Qing De Deyn², Donovan Yutong Lim³, Hwei Wuen Chan⁴, Wee Song Yeo⁵

Affiliations

¹ MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, 1 Maritime Square, 099253, Singapore; Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, 539747, Singapore. Electronic address: ng.qin.xiang@u.nus.edu.
² The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom.
³ Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, 539747, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore.
⁴ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore.
⁵ KidsNexus Paediatric Centre, 574408, Singapore.

PMID: 32603985
PMCID: PMC7305497
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102258

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