All right, guys, welcome back.

I am doing a special edition today, going through a little bit of my reflections on COVID-19,

some of the thoughts for those in the trenches and those in the front lines who are going

through this, both those taking care of those with COVID-19 and also those who have it themselves.

And in this episode, I'm going to talk about what as providers we can do to treat this

population to discern, you know, are we treating delirium, are we treating kind of more

of a trauma type anxiety or more of a panic disorder and how we might treat those differently.

I'm also going to talk about specifically some cognitive distortions that come up in

the midst of this.

And if you are listening to this and I decided towards the end, I will be making a cognitive

distortion journal that is unique for COVID-19.

I will have that on my website linked in the show notes.

If you just go to psychiatrypodcast.com, it will be on the very, very top of that page.

So I'm going to be talking about some cognitive distortions, how we look at our thoughts, put

our thoughts on trial.

That's a little bit of cognitive therapy.

It's shown to be effective for treating anxiety.

And I will also be looking at a little bit of logotherapy and how we can look at meaning

and I'll intertwine that into the journal as well.

So I hope this is helpful for you.

I really, man, I am with you and for you in the midst of what you're going through.

I definitely feel some of the effects myself as a person in a tertiary care center, as

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