Jordan Paramedic Society looks at mental health issues related to COVID-19 crisis

Jordan Paramedic Society looks at mental health issues related to COVID-19 crisis

AMMAN “” The Jordan Paramedic Society (JPS) has conducted a survey to study the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown on its employees, following the example of psychological research conducted in the past during the aftermath of outbreaks, natural disasters and life-threatening events.

The JPS said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) deemed COVID-19 to be associated with increased levels of anxiety and stress as the main noticeable psychological impact, according to a paper written by Lama Abusheikha, JPS team member.

"We strongly believe in the integration of the mental health system and how it is directly connected with the physical health. We saw that if we were able to determine how hard coronavirus has been affecting people mentally, then certainly we can make big and important steps towards the full