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An overview of the expert consensus on the mental health treatment and services for major psychiatric disorders during COVID-19 outbreak: China's experiences

Yu-Tao Xiang1,2#✉, Na Zhao1,2#, Yan-Jie Zhao1,2#, Zihan Liu1,2#, Qinge Zhang3#, Yuan Feng3#, Xiao-Na Yan4, Teris Cheung5, Chee H. Ng6

1. Unit of Psychiatry, Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
2. Center for Cognition and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
3. The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital & the Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
4. Xiamen Xianyue Hospital, Fujian province, China.
5. School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
6. Department of Psychiatry, The Melbourne Clinic and St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
#These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Xiang YT, Zhao N, Zhao YJ, Liu Z, Zhang Q, Feng Y, Yan XN, Cheung T, Ng CH. An overview of the expert consensus on the mental health treatment and services for major psychiatric disorders during COVID-19 outbreak: China's experiences. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(13):2265-2270. doi:10.7150/ijbs.47419. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p2265.htm
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The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic in China has presented substantial challenges to traditional forms of mental health service delivery. This review summarizes the expert consensus on the mental health treatment and services for severe psychiatric disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak developed by the Chinese Society of Psychiatry and other academic associations. The Expert Recommendations on Managing Patients with Mental Disorders during a Serious Infectious Disease Outbreak (COVID-19) outline the appropriate measures for psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric units in general hospitals, including the delivery of outpatient, inpatient, and community mental health services. The Expert Recommendations on Internet and Telehealth in Psychiatry during Major Public Health Crises (COVID-19) describe the assessment and treatment issues of internet-based mental health services during the COVID-19 outbreak. The expert consensus recommendations provide guidance for mental health professionals in managing psychiatric services during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. The experiences from China in addressing the challenges in the management of major psychiatric disorders may be useful and relevant to other countries who are combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Expert consensus, major psychiatric disorders, online mental health service, COVID-19, China


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Xiang, Y.T., Zhao, N., Zhao, Y.J., Liu, Z., Zhang, Q., Feng, Y., Yan, X.N., Cheung, T., Ng, C.H. (2020). An overview of the expert consensus on the mental health treatment and services for major psychiatric disorders during COVID-19 outbreak: China's experiences. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 16(13), 2265-2270. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.47419.

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Xiang, Y.T.; Zhao, N.; Zhao, Y.J.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, Q.; Feng, Y.; Yan, X.N.; Cheung, T.; Ng, C.H. An overview of the expert consensus on the mental health treatment and services for major psychiatric disorders during COVID-19 outbreak: China's experiences. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2020, 16 (13), 2265-2270. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.47419.

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Xiang YT, Zhao N, Zhao YJ, Liu Z, Zhang Q, Feng Y, Yan XN, Cheung T, Ng CH. An overview of the expert consensus on the mental health treatment and services for major psychiatric disorders during COVID-19 outbreak: China's experiences. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(13):2265-2270. doi:10.7150/ijbs.47419. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p2265.htm

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Xiang YT, Zhao N, Zhao YJ, Liu Z, Zhang Q, Feng Y, Yan XN, Cheung T, Ng CH. 2020. An overview of the expert consensus on the mental health treatment and services for major psychiatric disorders during COVID-19 outbreak: China's experiences. Int J Biol Sci. 16(13):2265-2270.

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