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ArticleAsian journal of psychiatry2020

Epidemic of COVID-19 in China and associated Psychological Problems.

Md Zahir Ahmed, Oli Ahmed, Zhou Aibao, Sang Hanbin, Liu Siyu, Akbaruddin Ahmad

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Article in Asian journal of psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 525 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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525 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mexican Population: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  4. Changes in alcohol use during COVID-19 and associations with contextual and individual difference variables: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Md Zahir AhmedCollege of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, China. Electronic address: ahmedzahirdu@gmail.com.
Oli AhmedDepartment of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh.
Zhou AibaoCollege of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, China.
Sang HanbinCollege of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, China.
Liu SiyuCollege of Tourism, Northwest Normal University, China.
Akbaruddin AhmadPolicy Research Centre.bd, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The world is experiencing pandemic of the COVID-19 now, a RNA virus that spread out from Wuhan, China. Two countries, China first and later Italy, have gone to full lock down due to rapid spread of this virus. Till to date, no epidemiological data on mental health problems due to outbreak of the COVID-19 and mass isolation were not available. To meet this need, the present study was undertaken to assess the mental health status of Chinese people. An online survey was conducted on a sample of 1074 Chinese people, majority of whom from Hubei province. Lack of adequate opportunities to conduct face to face interview, anxiety, depression, mental well-being and alcohol consumption behavior were assessed via self-reported measures. Results showed higher rate of anxiety, depression, hazardous and harmful alcohol use, and lower mental wellbeing than usual ratio. Results also revealed that young people aged 21-40 years are in more vulnerable position in terms of their mental health conditions and alcohol use. To address mental health crisis during this epidemic, it is high time to implement multi-faceted approach (i.e. forming multidisciplinary mental health team, providing psychiatric treatments and other mental health services, utilizing online counseling platforms, rehabilitation program, ensuring certain care for vulnerable groups, etc.).

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Coronavirus InfectionsMental Health ServicesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralAdolescentAdultAgedBehavioral SymptomsChinaCOVID-19FemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedAlcohol use disorderAnxietyChinaCOVID-19DepressionEpidemic

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PMID32315963
PMCPMC7194662

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