The psychological status of people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in China

• Published in: Journal of psychiatric research Vol. 129; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Zhu, Zhen, Liu, Qi, Jiang, Xiaobing, Manandhar, Upasana, Luo, Zhongyu, Zheng, Xu, Li, Yuanyuan, Xie, Jun, Zhang, Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020; Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Betacoronavirus; China - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease Outbreaks; Epidemics; Female; Health Personnel - psychology; Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Medical staff; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology; Psychological health; SARS-CoV-2; Sex Factors; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Stress, Psychological - psychology; China; COVID-19; Epidemics; Psychological health; Medical staff

An outbreak of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan (Hubei, China) in December, 2019. Facing this largescale infectious public health event, everyone is under great psychological pressure. The aim was to investigate the psychological status of people affected by the COVID-19 outbrea...