Mitigating mental health consequences during the COVID-19 outbreak: Lessons from China

Hao Yao¹, Jian-Hua Chen^{2

3}, Min Zhao², Jian-Yin Qiu², Karestan C Koenen¹, Robert Stewart^{3

4}, David Mellor^{2

5}, Yi-Feng Xu²

Affiliations

¹ Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
² Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
³ Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
⁴ South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.

Comment

Hao Yao et al. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;74(7):407-408.

doi: 10.1111/pcn.13018. Epub 2020 May 26.

Hao Yao¹, Jian-Hua Chen^{2

3}, Min Zhao², Jian-Yin Qiu², Karestan C Koenen¹, Robert Stewart^{3

4}, David Mellor^{2

5}, Yi-Feng Xu²

¹ Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
² Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
³ Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
⁴ South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.

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A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID-19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations.
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