Flattening the emotional distress curve: A behavioral health pandemic response strategy for COVID-19

• Published in: The American psychologist Vol. 75; no. 7; p. 875
• Main Authors: Kaslow, Nadine J, Friis-Healy, Elsa A, Cattie, Jordan E, Cook, Sarah C, Crowell, Andrea L, Cullum, Katherine A, Del Rio, Carlos, Marshall-Lee, Erica D, LoPilato, Allison M, VanderBroek-Stice, Lauren, Ward, Martha C, White, DeJuan T, Farber, Eugene W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; COVID-19; Health Planning - organization & administration; Humans; Mental Disorders - therapy; Mental Health Services - organization & administration; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Psychological Distress; Public Health

This article proposes a framework for managing the behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. This framework aligns and should be integrated with an existing public health pandemic intervals model. It includes six phases of a behavioral health pandemic response strategy: preplanning,...