Reply to your peer. In your reply posts, reflect on your own thoughts as well as

Reply to your peer. In your reply posts, reflect on your own thoughts as well as the occurrences in your own practice. Please use scholarly article within 3-5 years
The pandemic has exacerbated and created new cases of mental illness in record numbers (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). Fear and uncertainty were normalized with the news and social media contributing in 24/7 coverage of the deaths and horrors that the overloaded healthcare system was experiencing. Increases in post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidality, anxiety and depression were experienced worldwide (Mellos & Paprrigopoulos, 2022). In my clinical workplace, there was severe stress and burnout among the hospital staff. Nurses were expected to report for shifts without proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and call-outs and short staffing were frequent and unrelenting. The lockdown caused a significant drop-in hospital activity which triggered staff cutbacks, adversely effecting people’s paychecks. It has been a rollercoaster of stressful events with no relief in sight. Disaster medicine is a specialized medical service that provides public health care during times of public health crises. The pandemic was a perfect example of how disaster medicine can help with the emotional, psychological and physical distress of a global health crisis. The problem with the Disaster Medicine Model is that the preparedness and resources were not ready for COVID-19 nor were they sustainable for a large and widespread that has no end in sight (Zimmer & Reuter, 2023).
The pandemic has affected substance use disorder treatments by taxing an already weak system of resources. Additionally, the number of patients requiring addictive substance treatments has increased making the situation much worse than in pre-pandemic days (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). On a more positive note, there were positive reports of creative and flexible solutions that were born out of a need to treat substance abuse at a distance but with a wider net of service to the public (Cantor et al., 2022). Options of meeting over zoom and using telehealth helped with accessibility. Government assistance programs were also created to address those with low income or employment struggles with food insecirty and housing programs (Kalbarczyk et al., 2022).
Reply to your peer. In your reply posts, reflect on your own thoughts as well as the occurrences in your own practice. Please use scholarly article within 3-5 years
The pandemic has exacerbated and created new cases of mental illness in record numbers (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). Fear and uncertainty were normalized with the news and social media contributing in 24/7 coverage of the deaths and horrors that the overloaded healthcare system was experiencing. Increases in post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidality, anxiety and depression were experienced worldwide (Mellos & Paprrigopoulos, 2022). In my clinical workplace, there was severe stress and burnout among the hospital staff. Nurses were expected to report for shifts without proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and call-outs and short staffing were frequent and unrelenting. The lockdown caused a significant drop-in hospital activity which triggered staff cutbacks, adversely effecting people’s paychecks. It has been a rollercoaster of stressful events with no relief in sight. Disaster medicine is a specialized medical service that provides public health care during times of public health crises. The pandemic was a perfect example of how disaster medicine can help with the emotional, psychological and physical distress of a global health crisis. The problem with the Disaster Medicine Model is that the preparedness and resources were not ready for COVID-19 nor were they sustainable for a large and widespread that has no end in sight (Zimmer & Reuter, 2023).
The pandemic has affected substance use disorder treatments by taxing an already weak system of resources. Additionally, the number of patients requiring addictive substance treatments has increased making the situation much worse than in pre-pandemic days (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). On a more positive note, there were positive reports of creative and flexible solutions that were born out of a need to treat substance abuse at a distance but with a wider net of service to the public (Cantor et al., 2022). Options of meeting over zoom and using telehealth helped with accessibility. Government assistance programs were also created to address those with low income or employment struggles with food insecirty and housing programs (Kalbarczyk et al., 2022).
Reply to your peer. In your reply posts, reflect on your own thoughts as well as the occurrences in your own practice. Please use scholarly article within 3-5 years
The pandemic has exacerbated and created new cases of mental illness in record numbers (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). Fear and uncertainty were normalized with the news and social media contributing in 24/7 coverage of the deaths and horrors that the overloaded healthcare system was experiencing. Increases in post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidality, anxiety and depression were experienced worldwide (Mellos & Paprrigopoulos, 2022). In my clinical workplace, there was severe stress and burnout among the hospital staff. Nurses were expected to report for shifts without proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and call-outs and short staffing were frequent and unrelenting. The lockdown caused a significant drop-in hospital activity which triggered staff cutbacks, adversely effecting people’s paychecks. It has been a rollercoaster of stressful events with no relief in sight. Disaster medicine is a specialized medical service that provides public health care during times of public health crises. The pandemic was a perfect example of how disaster medicine can help with the emotional, psychological and physical distress of a global health crisis. The problem with the Disaster Medicine Model is that the preparedness and resources were not ready for COVID-19 nor were they sustainable for a large and widespread that has no end in sight (Zimmer & Reuter, 2023).
The pandemic has affected substance use disorder treatments by taxing an already weak system of resources. Additionally, the number of patients requiring addictive substance treatments has increased making the situation much worse than in pre-pandemic days (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). On a more positive note, there were positive reports of creative and flexible solutions that were born out of a need to treat substance abuse at a distance but with a wider net of service to the public (Cantor et al., 2022). Options of meeting over zoom and using telehealth helped with accessibility. Government assistance programs were also created to address those with low income or employment struggles with food insecirty and housing programs (Kalbarczyk et al., 2022).
Reply to your peer. In your reply posts, reflect on your own thoughts as well as the occurrences in your own practice. Please use scholarly article within 3-5 years
The pandemic has exacerbated and created new cases of mental illness in record numbers (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). Fear and uncertainty were normalized with the news and social media contributing in 24/7 coverage of the deaths and horrors that the overloaded healthcare system was experiencing. Increases in post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidality, anxiety and depression were experienced worldwide (Mellos & Paprrigopoulos, 2022). In my clinical workplace, there was severe stress and burnout among the hospital staff. Nurses were expected to report for shifts without proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and call-outs and short staffing were frequent and unrelenting. The lockdown caused a significant drop-in hospital activity which triggered staff cutbacks, adversely effecting people’s paychecks. It has been a rollercoaster of stressful events with no relief in sight. Disaster medicine is a specialized medical service that provides public health care during times of public health crises. The pandemic was a perfect example of how disaster medicine can help with the emotional, psychological and physical distress of a global health crisis. The problem with the Disaster Medicine Model is that the preparedness and resources were not ready for COVID-19 nor were they sustainable for a large and widespread that has no end in sight (Zimmer & Reuter, 2023).
The pandemic has affected substance use disorder treatments by taxing an already weak system of resources. Additionally, the number of patients requiring addictive substance treatments has increased making the situation much worse than in pre-pandemic days (Mellos & Paparrigopoulos, 2022). On a more positive note, there were positive reports of creative and flexible solutions that were born out of a need to treat substance abuse at a distance but with a wider net of service to the public (Cantor et al., 2022). Options of meeting over zoom and using telehealth helped with accessibility. Government assistance programs were also created to address those with low income or employment struggles with food insecirty and housing programs (Kalbarczyk et al., 2022).