The potential consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak are multifarious and remain largely unknown. Deaths as a direct result of the condition are already in the millions, and the number of indirect deaths is likely to be even higher. Pre-existing historical inequalities are compounded by the virus, driving increased rates of infection and deaths amongst people who use drugs and alcohol, those belonging to racial-ethnic minority groups, poorer communities, LBGTQ+ populations, healthcare workers, and other members of the care economy; all of whom are already at increased risk of adverse mental health effects. In this paper we suggest that a central role of mental health practitioners is advocacy: both for people who use psychiatric services and for those who, due to the effects of the pandemic, are at an increased risk of needing to do so.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, psychiatry, Disparities, discrimination, Stigma, 【초록키워드】 pandemic, mental health, drug, alcohol, virus, COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare, death, Care, increased risk, driving, Practitioner, Effect, Effects, populations, consequence, groups, psychiatric service, rates of infection, 【제목키워드】 damage, Collateral,