Mental health in biological disasters: From SARS to COVID-19.

Kuan-Ying HsiehWei-Tsung KaoDian-Jeng LiWan-Chun LuKuan-Yi TsaiWei-Jen ChenLi-Shiu ChouJoh-Jong HuangSu-Ting HsuFrank Huang-Chih Chou

Published in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2020)

Biological disaster like SARS and COVID-19 not only has strong impact on mental health in those being infected and their family, friends, and coworkers, but also affect wellbeing in general public. There are evidenced that clear and timely psychoeducation, psychological first aid and psychological debriefing could amileorate negative impact of disaster, thus might also be helpful amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

mental health
coronavirus disease
sars cov
mental illness
healthcare
sleep quality
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
emergency department
depressive symptoms
drug induced