Psychosocial and Economic Impact of COVID-19—A Nation Under Siege SARS-CoV-2 has radically transformed our society not only because of widespread infections among people all over the globe but also due…
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2—The Long Haulers The previous chapter focused on the pathology and symptomology of COVID-19 but purposely neglected to mention many of the neuropsychiatric symptoms…
Pathology—What We Knew and What We Know The pathology of COVID-19 has been the most perplexing aspect of the pandemic. In early 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 This chapter includes an overview of the viral transmission and the phases of infection before providing specifics about SARS-CoV-2. Following the description of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics, the…
History, Origin, Spread, and Virology of SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first emerged in China’s Hubei Province at the end of 2019. It quickly spread throughout the…
Moving Forward—How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic Though the COVID-19 has been cataclysmic and led to an unthinkable number of deaths and created widespread havoc, we will have to…
Professional Didactic Framework: Planning for the Future No doubt, changes to medical professionals’ didactic framework may incorporate some forms of virtual learning that were developed out of necessity during the…
Implications for Clinicians—Telemedicine and the Virtual Clinic As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the spring of 2020, most hospitals, outpatient facilities, doctor’s offices, and many other facilities that offer medical…
Implications for Psychiatric Patients Psychiatric patients faced unique challenges during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes those who were presented with psychiatric emergencies or struggled with severe and…
Extended Social Impact The COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting social impacts that we are only beginning to fully recognize. These societal influences will be informed by the economic and psychological…
