Cogitation on the Mental Health Service System during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China
- Jie Zhong1,*, Fumin Fan2, Yixing Liu1
1 School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
2 Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
* Corresponding Author: Jie Zhong. Email:
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
2 Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
* Corresponding Author: Jie Zhong. Email:
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Psychological assistance for public during the pandemic of COVID-19)
Received 15 May 2020; Accepted 06 July 2020; Issue published 14 August 2020
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.
Keywords
COVID-19; mental health service; policy; management
Cite This Article
Zhong, J., Fan, F., Liu, Y. (2020). Cogitation on the Mental Health Service System during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 22(3), 199–202.
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