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.

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ChinaPandemicAnxietyDistressQuarantineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Isolation (microbiology)PanicDepression (economics)PopulationPsychological distressPsychiatryPanic disorderPsychologyMedicineDemographyDiseaseEnvironmental healthGeographyClinical psychologySociologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year
2020
Type
editorial
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
e100213-e100213
Citations
4421
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Jianyin Qiu, Bin Shen, Min Zhao et al. (2020). A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID-19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations. General Psychiatry , 33 (2) , e100213-e100213. https://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2020-100213

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10.1136/gpsych-2020-100213