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Managing Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations from the Korean Medicine Mental Health Center

  • Hyo-Weon Suh (Health Policy Research Team, Division of Healthcare Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency) ;
  • Sunggyu Hong (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Hyun Woo Lee (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seok-In Yoon (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Misun Lee (Kyung Hee University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation) ;
  • Sun-Yong Chung (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jong Woo Kim (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2022.10.20
  • Accepted : 2022.11.15
  • Published : 2022.12.01

Abstract

Objectives: The persistence and unpredictability of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and new measures to prevent direct medical intervention (e.g., social distancing and quarantine) have induced various psychological symptoms and disorders that require self-treatment approaches and integrative treatment interventions. To address these issues, the Korean Medicine Mental Health (KMMH) center developed a field manual by reviewing previous literature and preexisting manuals. Methods: The working group of the KMMH center conducted a keyword search in PubMed in June 2021 using "COVID-19" and "SARS-CoV-2". Review articles were examined using the following filters: "review," "systematic review," and "meta-analysis." We conducted a narrative review of the retrieved articles and extracted content relevant to previous manuals. We then created a treatment algorithm and recommendations by referring to the results of the review. Results: During the initial assessment, subjective symptom severity was measured using a numerical rating scale, and patients were classified as low- or moderate-high risk. Moderate-high-risk patients should be classified as having either a psychiatric emergency or significant psychiatric condition. The developed manual presents appropriate psychological support for each group based on the following dominant symptoms: tension, anxiety-dominant, anger-dominant, depression-dominant, and somatization. Conclusions: We identified the characteristics of mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and developed a clinical mental health support manual in the field of Korean medicine. When symptoms meet the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder, doctors of Korean medicine can treat the patients according to the manual for the corresponding disorder.

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