Mental Health Support to Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic: Is the Front Line Necessarily the Priority Line?

Ana Sofia Machado^{1

2}, Eduardo Pereira¹, Rosa Grangeia¹, Pedro Norton^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Psychiatry Service São João University Hospital Center Porto, Portugal.
² Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental HealthFaculty of Medicine University of Porto Porto, Portugal.
³ Occupational Health Service São João University Hospital Center Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Epidemiology Research Unit-Public Health Institute University of PortoPorto, Portugal.

Comment

Ana Sofia Machado et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;62(11):e677-e678.

doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002011.

Ana Sofia Machado^{1

2}, Eduardo Pereira¹, Rosa Grangeia¹, Pedro Norton^{3

4}

¹ Psychiatry Service São João University Hospital Center Porto, Portugal.
² Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental HealthFaculty of Medicine University of Porto Porto, Portugal.
³ Occupational Health Service São João University Hospital Center Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Epidemiology Research Unit-Public Health Institute University of PortoPorto, Portugal.

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