Providers reminded to care for their mental health during COVID-19 crisis Shawna De La Rosa | Jan 25, 2021
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During the coronavirus pandemic, health care professionals have been caught in a triangle of caring for overly stressed staff, anxious patients and attending to their own mental health.
Borrowing the language from airlines’ safety preflight safety warning, physicians need to put their own air masks on before they help others, said Chris Botts, Care Delivery and Payment Manager for the American Medical Association.
Botts, who spoke last month at the AMA’s “Managing Mental Health During COVID-19” webinar event, urged physicians to take care of themselves.