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COVID-19 Epidemic Peer Support and Crisis Intervention Via Social Media.
Cheng, Pu; Xia, Guohua; Pang, Peng; Wu, Bo; Jiang, Wei; Li, Yong-Tong; Wang, Mei; Ling, Qi; Chang, Xiaoying; Wang, Jinghan; Dai, Xiaocheng; Lin, Xiaojin; Bi, Xiaoting.
  • Cheng P; Indiana University School of Medicine, Muncie, USA. Pcheng1@iuhealth.org.
  • Xia G; Meridian Health Services, Muncie, USA. Pcheng1@iuhealth.org.
  • Pang P; UC Davis, Davis, USA.
  • Wu B; Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, USA.
  • Jiang W; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
  • Li YT; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
  • Wang M; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
  • Ling Q; UC Health, Cincinnati, USA.
  • Chang X; Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, USA.
  • Wang J; Greater Binghamton Health Center, Binghamton, USA.
  • Dai X; , New York, USA.
  • Lin X; Mind & Body Garden Psychology, San Jose, USA.
  • Bi X; South Bay Community Services, Weymouth, USA.
Community Ment Health J ; 56(5): 786-792, 2020 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-186618
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This article describes a peer support project developed and carried out by a group of experienced mental health professionals, organized to offer peer psychological support from overseas to healthcare professionals on the frontline of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. This pandemic extremely challenged the existing health care systems and caused severe mental distress to frontline healthcare workers. The authors describe the infrastructure of the team and a novel model of peer support and crisis intervention that utilized a popular social media application on smartphone. Such a model for intervention that can be used elsewhere in the face of current global pandemic, or future disaster response.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peer Group / Pneumonia, Viral / Social Support / Occupational Health / Health Personnel / Coronavirus Infections / Crisis Intervention / Social Media Type of study: Experimental Studies / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / Asia / Oceania Language: English Journal: Community Ment Health J Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10597-020-00624-5

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peer Group / Pneumonia, Viral / Social Support / Occupational Health / Health Personnel / Coronavirus Infections / Crisis Intervention / Social Media Type of study: Experimental Studies / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / Asia / Oceania Language: English Journal: Community Ment Health J Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10597-020-00624-5