A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID-19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations
Open Access
- 6 March 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by BMJ in General Psychiatry
- Vol. 33 (2), e100213
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2020-100213
Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic emerged in Wuhan, China, spread nationwide and then onto half a dozen other countries between December 2019 and early 2020. The implementation of unprecedented strict quarantine measures in China has kept a large number of people in isolation and affected many aspects of people’s lives. It has also triggered a wide variety of psychological problems, such as panic disorder, anxiety and depression. This study is the first nationwide large-scale survey of psychological distress in the general population of China during the COVID-19 epidemic.Keywords
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