Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 10, 2020

Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Japan: mental health consequences and target populations

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  • Social and economic impacts of the 2019-nCoV outbreak are discussed. They are contextualized within the history of emergencies in the region, including atomic bombings, sarin gas attacks, H1N1, and the Fukushima nuclear accident. Anxiety disorders, PTSD, depression, somatization, lower perceived health, public fear, discrimination, and stigmatization are key highlighted as challenges. 

Shigemura et al. (Feb 8, 2020 ). Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Japan: mental health consequences and target populations. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12988