Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

The cacophony of emotions in a mental health professional from the isolation ward during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Assam, India

*Correspondence: Dr. Mythili Hazarika, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Gauhati Medical College Hospital, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-781032, Assam, India, hazarika.mythili@gmail.com

Online published on 27 August, 2020.

Abstract

This is a narrative of the thoughts of a first-line healthcare worker, and the psychological overview of the same while working in isolation ward and being in quarantine during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Keywords

Healthcare Workers, Personal Protective Equipment, Therapeutic Alliance, Defense Mechanisms, Ventilation