Keeping the wolf at bay: Infection prevention and control measures for inpatient psychiatric facilities in the time of COVID-19

Date of Review: September, 2020

Barnett B, Esper F, Foster C. Keeping the wolf at bay: Infection prevention and control measures for inpatient psychiatric facilities in the time of COVID-19. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2020 September-October; 66: 51–53. Published online 2020 Jul 12.

This editorial describes the challenges inpatient psychiatric facilities have faced in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The authors share what inpatient services have been doing to mitigate the spread throughout their facilities.