The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted patient day-to-day life with limitations to social practices (e.g., physical distancing, mask wearing and frequent hand hygiene).1 These limitations together with widespread anxiety, stress have generated a mental health crisis among patients.2 Anxiety, fear and panic about COVID-19 may result in strong emotions and reactions.1-3 Therefore, a survey was conducted to evaluate COVID-associated patient emotions, confidence in hospital infection prevention (IP) toward IP behaviors in outpatient departments.

Most employment discrimination charges filed under the ADA do not result in benefits or a finding of reasonable cause. Outcomes for people with psychiatric disabilities do not differ substantially from those for people with other disabilities.

The EEOC's mediation program has been a remarkably successful development and has the potential to provide effective case resolution services to thousands of EEOC claimants. However, the agency should educate employers and EEOC investigators alike that many people with psychiatric disabilities can work productively and participate in mediation successfully.

The strong relationship between being assigned high priority and receiving benefits as a result of filing a charge demonstrates the importance of accurate priority categorization. The finding that people with psychiatric disabilities are less likely than others to benefit from their claims is cause for concern, particularly given the fact that the accuracy of the charge prioritization system has not been validated.

This article presents findings from analyses of nationwide data on employment discrimination charges filed under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). In conducting the analyses, emphasis was placed on understanding the extent to which the ADA charge process differentially affects individuals with psychiatric disabilities. We found that 16.3% of individuals whose charges were closed as of June 30, 1995, received benefits from filing charges; individuals with psychiatric disabilities were only somewhat less likely to experience benefits from filing charges than were individuals with nonpsychiatric disabilities; individuals with schizophrenia had a strikingly lower benefit rate than all other individuals with other types of psychiatric disorders; and there was considerable variation among individuals with different kinds of nonpsychiatric disabilities in benefit rates.