Viraj Mehta

ORCID: 0000-0003-2442-8813
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy

Western University
2020-2021

Lawson Health Research Institute
2021

St Joseph's Health Care
2020-2021

Parkwood Institute
2021

Background: Research is urgently needed to understand health care workers' (HCWs') experiences of moral-ethical dilemmas encountered throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and their associations with organizational perceptions personal well-being. This research important prevent long-term moral psychological distress ensure that workers can optimally provide services.Objective: Evaluate between workplace during COVID-19, distress, well-being Canadian HCWs.Method: A total 1362 French-...

10.1080/20008198.2021.1984667 article EN cc-by-nc European journal of psychotraumatology 2021-01-01

Background Health care workers (HCWs) have experienced several stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural stressors, including extended work hours, redeployment, and changes in organizational mandates, often intersect interpersonal personal such as caring for those infections; worrying about infection of self, family, loved ones; working despite shortages protective equipment; encountering various difficult moral-ethical dilemmas. Objective The paper describes protocol a...

10.2196/32663 article EN cc-by JMIR Research Protocols 2021-08-28

Abstract Background Patients who present to emergency departments after intentional self-harm are at an increased risk of dying by suicide. This applies particularly men, represent nearly two-thirds those die suicide in Ontario. One way potentially addressing this gap is offer a course blended problem-solving therapy, comprised brief evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals suicide, facilitated the use patient-facing smartphone application and clinician-facing “dashboard.” approach has...

10.1186/s13063-020-04424-w article EN cc-by Trials 2020-11-13

Abstract Objective Research is urgently needed to understand health care workers’ (HCWs’) experiences of moral-ethical dilemmas encountered throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and their associations with organizational perceptions personal well-being. The purpose this research evaluate between workplace during COVID-19, moral distress, psychological well-being Canadian HCWs. Method A total 1383 French- English-speaking HCWs employed pandemic were recruited participate in an online survey....

10.1101/2021.04.06.21254800 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2021-04-07

Abstract Background: Patients who present to Emergency Departments (ED) after intentional self-harm are at an increased risk of dying by suicide. This applies particularly men, represent nearly two-thirds those die suicide in Ontario. One way potentially addressing this gap is offer a course blended problem-solving therapy (PST), comprised brief evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals at-risk suicide, facilitated the use patient-facing smartphone application and clinician-facing...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-21847/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-04-09

Abstract Background Patients who present to Emergency Departments (ED) after intentional self-harm receive variable levels care in Ontario. Many are not assessed by a mental health professional following discharge from ED and do psychological services available the community as many of these covered provincial insurance. with hospital more likely die suicide premature death other means compared general population. This risk is elevated men, represent two-thirds those One way potentially...

10.21203/rs.2.21009/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-01-16

Abstract Background: Patients who present to Emergency Departments (ED) after intentional self-harm are at an increased risk of dying by suicide. This applies particularly men, represent nearly two-thirds those die suicide in Ontario. One way potentially addressing this gap is offer a course blended problem-solving therapy (PST), comprised brief evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals at-risk suicide, facilitated the use patient-facing smartphone application and clinician-facing...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-21847/v2 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-05-18

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Health care workers (HCWs) have experienced several stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural stressors, including extended work hours, redeployment, and changes in organizational mandates, often intersect interpersonal personal such as caring for those infections; worrying about infection of self, family, loved ones; working despite shortages protective equipment; encountering various difficult moral-ethical dilemmas. </sec>...

10.2196/preprints.32663 preprint EN cc-by 2021-08-05
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