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MENUDuring trauma: An approach to the psychiatric pathology of COVID-19 patients through the COVIDOM platform Volume 96, issue 8-9, Octobre-Novembre 2020
- Key words: coronavirus, psychiatric pathology, digital application, grief, psychic suffering, caregiver, teleconsultation
- DOI : 10.1684/ipe.2020.2163
- Page(s) : 627-31
- Published in: 2020
COVIDOM is an e-health application that allows patients with (or suspected of having) COVID-19 without severe symptoms to benefit from tele-follow-up at home that uses medical questionnaires. It has highlighted preexisting psychiatric disorders (mood disorders, addiction), panic attacks, and a specific pathology: the suffering of caregivers impacted by COVID-19 and pathological grief. Grief was related to premature bereavements or the inability to be there during the final moments of a loved one's life. For caregivers, the feeling of guilt was prevalent, whether linked to the feeling of having abandoned one's co-workers or the fear of passing on the virus to loved ones. The recognition of these problems as an occupational illness is important for their management.