Psychological Services During the Pandemic and Isolation Period
Abstract
Valbona Uka and Delvina Beka
During a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it is common for everyone to experience increased levels of anxiety and worry, especially as a result of social isolation. Physicians and other front-line health care professionals are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of mental health, as they try to balance the task of caring for patients with concerns for their own well-being and that of their family and friends, but by not leaving aside the rest of the population.
Mental health care and psychosocial well-being are just as important as physical health management. The effects of pandemics such as COVID-19 have highlighted the need for governments to take measures to curb not only the physical health of individuals but also their mental and psychosocial well-being. In this paper, we review the provision of psychological mental health services in Kosovo during the pandemic and after