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EDITORIAL
Mingyi Qian1, Rodney Goodyear2, Guangrong Jiang3,*, Zhihong Ren3
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 105-107, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.013483
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract This article has no abstract. More >
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Xiubin Lin1,3, Joshua Swift2, Yin Cheng1,3, Qin An4, Hong Liang5, Yangsheng Wang3, Xiaoming
Jia4,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 109-113, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011128
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked a significant
amount of panic due to dramatic changes in daily routines for residents all over
China. In response, more than 600 psychological hotlines have been built or
modified and have supplied mental health services for the public. Regarding the
service quality of the hotlines, a survey has been conducted to investigate the
running of hotline services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results reveal
that the more successful hotlines all had better trained hotline counselors, and in
the meanwhile, the key features of providing supervision arrangements and
training resources. Moreover, the referral… More >
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Xiaoming Jia, Linyu You, Qin An*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 115-121, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011120
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract Psychological hotlines became the most convenient and feasible way
to provide psychological intervention for the needy after the outbreak of COVID-
19. Hotlines assisting in defeating the coronavirus functioned quite differently
from general psychological hotlines and face-to-face counseling. This article
discusses the specificity of hotlines of this kind, including appropriate
operational procedures that include the overall assessment and the empathetic
understanding of the clients, a quick focus on goals, and real-world oriented
assistance. Major administrative and ethical concerns are also addressed. More >
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ARTICLE
Chunxiao Zhao1, Congrong Shi1, Lin Zhang1, Zhixin Zhai2, Zhihong Ren1,*, Xiubin Lin1, Guangrong Jiang1
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 123-132, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011077
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is raging worldwide, seriously threatening the public’s mental health. Online platform for psychological
assistance integrated various sources to promote the public’s mental health. This
article, using the Mental Health Service Platform at Central China Normal University, Ministry of Education (MOE-CCNU-MHSP) as an example, aims to
describe the experience of building an online platform for psychological assistance in a public health emergency and discuss the further development of the
online mental health service platform so as to provide suggestions to enhance
online psychological service delivery. More >
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ARTICLE
Benjamin Bric, Paolo Raile*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 133-147, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011375
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract It was particularly important that the SFU Outpatient Clinic, which
plays a relevant role in Vienna’s psychotherapeutic care, has established a corresponding offer during the COVID-19 crisis and continue to provide professional
help. In times of insecurity and fear, we have created a safe contact point to which
people could turn for help. In the following article the experiences of setting up an
innovative psychotherapeutic Helpline, which is in operation since 21st of March
2020 at 12:00 at the psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic of the Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna, will be discussed. Furthermore, statistical data on the
number of… More >
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Xu Zhu1, Meng Xia1, Yingzhe Hu1, Lin Zhang1,*, Yun Lu2, Ying Zhang1, Xudong Guo1
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 149-157, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011097
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract The purpose of the study was to investigate the mental status and psychological needs of police officers during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. The
Anti-Pandemic Public Mental Status Scale and self-administered Psychological
Needs Scale were administered online to police officers in Y city, a significant
sub-central city of Hubei Province, where was affected by the pandemic the most
seriously. A total of 5,467 valid questionnaires were collected, of which female
police accounted for 17.7%. Compared with the national public and Y city public
data previously measured using the Anti-Pandemic Public Mental Status Scale,
this study found that 24.6% of the… More >
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ARTICLE
Mian Xia1,2,3,*, Changming Duan4
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 159-172, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011117
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the stress and coping strategy of Chinese International Students (CISs) during the epidemic, and to explore
the relationship between identification with Chinese cultural beliefs and coping
strategies, positive experience, negative emotion and need for psychological support. Two hundred and thirty CISs participated in the study by filling out a series
of questionnaires that we designed. The series of questionnaires contained six
scales: Pandemic Related Stress (PRS), Identification with Chinese Cultural
Beliefs (ICCB), Stress Coping Strategy (SCS), Positive Experience (PE) and
Negative Emotion (NE) and Need for Psychological Support (NPS). The results
showed… More >
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ARTICLE
Changkai Chen1,*, Yongjing Zhang1, Anran Xu2, Xing Chen1, Jingru Lin3
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 173-184, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011509
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract Two studies were conducted to compare the differences between the
source and significance of the meaning of life amongst Chinese people before
and after the pandemic of COVID-19. In study 1, we have developed a scale
regarding the Chinese Sources of Meaning in Life. By using this scale, we investigated people under COVID-19, and found six main sources of meaning in life:
Autonomy, Family Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Religious Beliefs, Simpler
Lifestyle as well as Joy and Wealth. In Study 2, we compared the scores of the
source of life’s meaning shown in the two different samples regarding the situations before… More >
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ARTICLE
Mònica Cunill1, Maria Aymerich1, Bernat-Carles Serdà2,*, Josefina Patiño-Masó3
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 185-198, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011615
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract Aim: To describe the physical and psychological symptoms in healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study design. A sample of 1,452 participants was collected.
Sociodemographic data were recorded. Symptoms of anxiety were screened with
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), symptoms of depression were measured
with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and finally physical symptoms
were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15). Percentages,
means and standard deviations, the one-way and two-way ANOVA test, the
Chi square test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were all calculated. The level
of significance was (p < 0.05). Results: Medium levels of anxiety (range,… More >
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Jie Zhong1,*, Fumin Fan2, Yixing Liu1
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 199-202, 2020, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011559
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Abstract The spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China from
December 2019 to April 2020 caused serious social panic and other psychological
problems among the Chinese public. Thus, reducing the public panic of and the
long-term adverse psychological effects on individuals and society resulting from
the epidemic became the priority task for mental health professionals in China.
Based on the experiences in providing mental health services during SARS outbreak, the perspectives and strategies for targeted mental health services are
reported. Furthermore, the cogitation on the problems with mental health services
in China during the outbreak of COVID-19 are discussed. More >
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