Integration of Mental Health Support Teams in COVID-19 Units within French General Hospitals: A Qualitative Study.

Nicolas Coustals Ana Moscoso Noël Pommepuy Jordan Sibeoni

Published in: International journal of integrated care (2022)

Person- and family-centered approach of integrated care (IC) is essential to address fragmentation between mental and physical health care in times of epidemic crisis. Hospital and political leaders should support and draw from bottom-up mental health IC initiatives such as MHSTs, that embody this vision, in order to improve health systems preparedness for future crises.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
public health
coronavirus disease
quality improvement
sars cov
mental illness
palliative care
current status
emergency department
physical activity
affordable care act
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
pain management
electronic health record
drug induced