@article {Qiue100213, author = {Jianyin Qiu and Bin Shen and Min Zhao and Zhen Wang and Bin Xie and Yifeng Xu}, title = {A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID-19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations}, volume = {33}, number = {2}, elocation-id = {e100213}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.1136/gpsych-2020-100213}, publisher = {General Psychiatry}, abstract = {The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic emerged in Wuhan, China, spread nationwide and then onto half a dozen other countries between December 2019 and early 2020. The implementation of unprecedented strict quarantine measures in China has kept a large number of people in isolation and affected many aspects of people{\textquoteright}s lives. It has also triggered a wide variety of psychological problems, such as panic disorder, anxiety and depression. This study is the first nationwide large-scale survey of psychological distress in the general population of China during the COVID-19 epidemic.}, URL = {https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/33/2/e100213}, eprint = {https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/33/2/e100213.full.pdf}, journal = {General Psychiatry} }