Psychiatric Intervention and Psychiatrist's Role in the COVID-19 Epicenter-Wuhan: Personal Experience and Perspective.

ABSTRACT

This invited commentary is the personal experience of a psychiatrist who assisted in Wuhan, China during the pandemic. From the personal perspective, it explains why psychiatrists need to go to Wuhan, discusses the psychological problems faced by the front-line medical staff and confirmed COVID-19 patients and the corresponding psychological interventions provided to them, describes the particularity and coping methods of psychological issues related to COVID-19 epidemic.