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Progression of Mental Health Services during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China

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Li, Wen, Yang, Yuan, Liu, Zi-Han, Zhao, Yan-Jie, Zhang, Qinge, Zhang, Ling, Cheung, Teris, Xiang, Yu-Tao·2020·International Journal of Biological Sciences

Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been rapidly transmitted in China, Macau, Hong Kong, and other Asian and European counterparts. This COVID-19 epidemic has aroused increasing attention nationwide. Patients, health professionals, and the general public are under insurmountable psychological pressure which may lead to various psychological problems, such as anxiety, fear, depression, and insomnia. Psychological crisis intervention plays a pivotal role in the overall deployment of the disease control. The National Health Commission of China has summoned a call for emergency psychological crisis intervention and thus, various mental health associations and organizations have established expert teams to compile guidelines and public health educational articles/videos for mental health professionals and the general public alongside with online mental health services. In addition, mental health professionals and expert groups are stationed in designated isolation hospitals to provide on-site services. Experts have reached a consensus on the admission of patients with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 outbreak in mental health institutions. Nevertheless, the rapid transmission of the COVID-19 has emerged to mount a serious challenge to the mental health service in China.

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Authors
Li, W., Yang, Y., Liu, Z.-H., Zhao, Y.-J., Zhang, Q., Zhang, L., Cheung, T., & Xiang, Y.-T.
Affiliations
  • University of Macau (MO)
  • Capital Medical University (CN)
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
Corresponding author
  • Li, Wen
  • Yang, Yuan
  • Zhang, Qinge
  • Zhang, Ling
Venue
International Journal of Biological Sciences
Published
2020
Volume
16
Issue
10
Pages
1732-1738
ISSN
1449-2288 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3012875109
Cited by
1,213
References
15
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 80 · 2023: 141 · 2022: 217 · 2021: 369 · 2020: 361 · 2019: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
21.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • International Journal of Biological Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Universidade de Macau (MYRG2019‐00066‐FHS)
  • National Science and Technology Major Project (2018ZX09201-014)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services, psychological crisis intervention, anxiety, depression, insomnia, online mental health services, mental health guidelines, public health education, isolation hospitals, China
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Anxiety, China, Depression, Disease Outbreaks, Fear, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Pneumonia, Viral, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics

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