• Matthias A Reinhard, Gerrit Burkhardt, Fabienne Grosse-Wentrup, Daniela Eser-Valerie, Friederike H A Mumm, Bernhard Barnikol-Oettler, Claudia Bausewein, Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon, Matthias Klein, Peter Falkai, Karl-Walter Jauch, Kristina Adorjan, Frank Padberg, and Eva Hoch.
• Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, LMU Klinikum, Nußbaumstraße 7, 80336, München, Deutschland. Matthias.reinhard@med.uni-muenchen.de.
• Nervenarzt. 2021 Jul 1; 92 (7): 701-707.

BackgroundSince the beginning of the outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an increased demand for psychosocial support for patients, their family members, and healthcare workers. Concurrently, possibilities to provide this support have been hindered. Quarantine, social isolation, and SARS-CoV‑2 infections represent new and severe stressors that have to be addressed with innovative psychosocial care.Objective And MethodThis article describes the COVID-19 psychosocial first aid concept at the University Hospital Munich (LMU Klinikum) developed by an interdisciplinary team of psychiatric, psychological, spiritual care, psycho-oncological, and palliative care specialists.ResultsA new psychosocial first aid model has been implemented for COVID-19 inpatients, family members, and hospital staff consisting of five elements.ConclusionThe concept integrates innovative and sustainable ideas, e.g. telemedicine-based approaches and highlights the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration to cope with challenges in the healthcare system.

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