Abstract:

Empirical evidences based on samples from various countries show that the COVID-19 epidemic has dramatically increased the occurrence of psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety and stress, and may negatively impact the adaptive function of the human body over time. In particular, COVID-19 affects mental health via a series of stressors which infiltrate all aspects of life threaten the most basic physiological, safety, and belonging needs. The conditions engendered by the epidemic have resulted in many vulnerable groups suffering  damage to their mental health. The “weakness” of China’s mental health service system, especially its uneven distribution of medical resources and the shortage of professional psychotherapy and counseling talents, make it extremely difficult to meet the challenge of spiking mental health problems and demand for psychotherapy after the epidemic. To this end, the top priority is to maximize the mental health services that the whole society can provide improve the health care sector’s ability to meet the needs of ordinary people seeking psychotherapy by means of various technologies, policy instruments and resource integration. At the same time, health policy departments should seize development opportunities after the epidemic to establish and improve China’s mental health service system.

Key words:

COVID-19 epidemic, mental health, stressors, susceptible groups, mental health service system

摘要：

近3年在各国样本中的研究证据表明：新冠疫情激增了抑郁、焦虑和压力等心理症状的发生，并且随着时间持续可能损耗人体的适应机能；新冠疫情影响心理健康的介质是渗入生活各方面的系列压力源，对最基础的生理、安全和归属需求产生威胁；疫情下会形成数量巨大的遭受心理健康损伤的易感群体。而我国心理健康服务体系的“短板”正是医疗资源分配不均以及专业心理治疗和辅导人才的不足，恰恰难以满足疫情后心理健康问题频发以及治疗和援助需求激增的挑战。为此，当务之急是借助各种技术和政策手段，通过资源整合，最大化整个社会可以提供的心理健康服务资源，满足普通民众寻求心理治疗和援助的需求；同时，政策部门应该抓住疫情后的重要发展机遇，建立健全我国的心理健康服务体系。

关键词:

新冠疫情, 心理健康, 压力源, 易感群体, 心理健康服务体系