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Katedra Psychiatrii UJ CM, Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych
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Katedra i Klinika Psychiatrii Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Szczecinie
Submission date: 2020-05-25
Acceptance date: 2020-05-25
Online publication date: 2020-06-25
Publication date: 2020-06-25
Arch Psych Psych 2020;22(2):5-6
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As we were faced with the unprecedented Coronavirus Pandemic, health services around the world: doctors, nurses, laboratory staff and public health workers have been working hard and uninterrupted to serve the official institutions and organizations with which they are affiliated.
Mentally ill patients with suspected coronavirus infection or comorbidities with COVID-19 are treated in specially prepared hospital wards, primarily psychiatric units.
While all routine on-site operations of psychiatric day care facilities were suspended, the necessary mental healthcare services are available online. Stable outpatients are managed via live video or teleconferencing, but those with unstable mental state are scheduled in-person appointments. There are no delays concerning administration of depot/LAI antipsychotic medication.