The COVID-19 outbreak and psychiatric hospitals in China: managing challenges through mental health service reform

Recently, more than 300 Chinese patients with psychiatric disorders were diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Possible reasons quoted in the report were the lack of caution regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in January and insufficient supplies of protective gear. We outlined m...

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Autores principales: Xiang, Yu-Tao, Zhao, Yan-Jie, Liu, Zi-Han, Li, Xiao-Hong, Zhao, Na, Cheung, Teris, Ng, Chee H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7098035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32226293
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.45072
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author Xiang, Yu-Tao
Zhao, Yan-Jie
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Zhao, Na
Cheung, Teris
Ng, Chee H.
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description Recently, more than 300 Chinese patients with psychiatric disorders were diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Possible reasons quoted in the report were the lack of caution regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in January and insufficient supplies of protective gear. We outlined major challenges for patients with psychiatric disorders and mental health professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak, and also discussed how to manage these challenges through further mental health service reform in China.
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spelling pubmed-70980352020-03-28 The COVID-19 outbreak and psychiatric hospitals in China: managing challenges through mental health service reform Xiang, Yu-Tao Zhao, Yan-Jie Liu, Zi-Han Li, Xiao-Hong Zhao, Na Cheung, Teris Ng, Chee H. Int J Biol Sci Review Recently, more than 300 Chinese patients with psychiatric disorders were diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Possible reasons quoted in the report were the lack of caution regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in January and insufficient supplies of protective gear. We outlined major challenges for patients with psychiatric disorders and mental health professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak, and also discussed how to manage these challenges through further mental health service reform in China. Ivyspring International Publisher 2020-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7098035/ /pubmed/32226293 http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.45072 Text en © The author(s) This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.
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The COVID-19 outbreak and psychiatric hospitals in China: managing challenges through mental health service reform
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