Mental health outcomes and psychological interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, No.22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070 China

^a qichang@tmu.edu.cn

Abstract

In the aftermath of the new crown epidemic, people’s lives have been turned upside down and stress levels have increased, resulting in negative psychological and mental health outcomes. Anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other psychological symptoms ensued. And if appropriate measures are not taken in a timely manner, the “psychological crisis pandemic” will erode people more than COVID-19. To date, many experts have proposed interventions centred on maintaining the mental health of the population. Considering some special populations and the specificity of the epidemic period, researchers have given a variety of references, encompassing traditional psychological treatment methods and emerging online therapies. This paper reviews and summarizes the psychological problems that emerged in the population during the COVID-19 pandemic, and proposes appropriate interventions for different populations, providing feasible solutions for maintaining the mental health of the population, which will help people have a clearer understanding of mental health and prevent mental illness in time.