Roger C.M. Ho

TL;DR: The findings identify factors associated with a lower level of psychological impact and better mental health status that can be used to formulate psychological interventions to improve the mental health of vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 epidemic.

TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with highly significant levels of psychological distress that, in many cases, would meet the threshold for clinical relevance.

TL;DR: Governments should focus on effective methods of disseminating unbiased COVID-19 knowledge, teaching correct containment methods, ensuring availability of essential services/commodities, and providing sufficient financial support.

TL;DR: A significant association between the prevalence of physical symptoms and psychological outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak is demonstrated and it is postulated that this association may be bi-directional, and that timely psychological interventions for healthcare workers with physical symptoms should be considered once an infection has been excluded.

TL;DR: This paper presents Mental Health Strategies to Combat the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Beyond Paranoia and Panic, which aims to provide a strategy to address the psychological impact of CO VID-19.