Original title: Progression of Mental Health Services during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China
The COVID-19 outbreak put patients, health workers, and the public under severe psychological pressure. China’s health authorities called for emergency mental health support. Organizations prepared guidance and educational materials, while professionals offered services online and in isolation hospitals. Experts also agreed on how mental health institutions should admit people with severe mental illnessA serious mental health condition that may require care in a mental health institution. during the outbreak. The abstract says the rapidly spreading disease still created serious challenges for these services.
When a storm disrupts daily life, people may need help at home, at shelters, and through phone calls. It is hard to reach everyone when the storm is spreading and normal services are strained. In this paper, the storm’s disruption corresponds to the outbreak, while the calls, shelter support, and home visits correspond to online guidance, hospital care, and other mental health services.
People facing the outbreak—including patients, health professionals, and the general public—were under intense psychological pressure. The response described here shows how mental health services were organized through guidance, online support, on-site care, and plans for admitting people with severe mental illness.
The abstract describes the services and expert agreement, but does not report how many people received support or whether the services improved mental health. It also does not compare different approaches or establish how well the services worked.
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Progression of Mental Health Services during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China — Wen Li, Yuan Yang, Zihan Liu et al. — International Journal of Biological Sciences — doi:10.7150/ijbs.45120
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