Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 31 (Wei Xianghui) The new crown epidemic has tested us not only on our physical health, but also on the psychological level.

According to media reports, recently, there have been claims of "Phantom Yang Syndrome" on the Internet, and some netizens have expressed that they have many "symptoms" of the new crown infection.

　　In this regard, Lu Lin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and president of Peking University Sixth Hospital, believes that these people are affected by the surrounding environment or exposed to too much relevant information, which leads to strong self-suggestion.

He said that if the explanation of professional opinions can reduce anxiety and worry, it will be fine.

　　Lu Lin is an authoritative expert in the field of mental health in China.

Since 2020, Lu Lin and his team have been conducting research on the mental health of people infected with the new crown.

　　"The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will last for at least ten or twenty years. During these ten or twenty years, many people around the world may face anxiety, depression, insomnia, and social interaction problems, etc. .” Lu Lin said in an exclusive interview with Chinanews.com a few days ago.

　　A piece of data provided by Lu Lin shows that today, more than one billion people around the world suffer from mental and psychological problems of varying degrees.

"This has a lot of implications for our health, our families and our society."

　　Lu Lin mentioned that medical staff, children, and the elderly are all susceptible to mental problems related to the epidemic and need special attention.

　　He introduced that a study involving 97,333 medical workers from 21 countries showed that 21.7% of medical staff had symptoms of depression during the epidemic, 22.1% had symptoms of anxiety, and 21.5% had post-traumatic symptoms. Stress symptoms.

　　According to Lu Lin's explanation, children will also show anxiety and irritability due to online classes at home, low learning efficiency, lack of peer communication, and long-term attention from parents.

Some introverted, sensitive and suspicious elderly people are prone to hypochondria, pay too much attention to subtle changes in the body, worry too much about the epidemic, and cause anxiety and depression.

　　Lu Lin said that in order to reach a consensus at the whole society and minimize misunderstandings and conflicts, it is necessary for the government and experts to jointly increase the popularization of relevant health knowledge, improve the health literacy of ordinary people, and reduce negative emotions such as anxiety among the masses. even disease.

　　He suggested that relevant government departments should improve the mental and psychological service capabilities of the whole society, and promote a normalized and standardized mental and psychological graded diagnosis and treatment model for the crowd.

　　He proposed that first of all, we should pay attention to the construction of psychiatric departments, increase the construction and investment of psychiatric hospitals and general hospitals, establish a provincial, municipal and county-level mental health professional institution diagnosis and treatment network, and realize the establishment of psychiatric departments in all general hospitals. Psychology department, all prefecture-level cities set up psychiatric hospitals or mental health centers, and county-level cities need to be equipped with corresponding diagnostic and treatment equipment in addition to specialized psychiatric departments and personnel.

　　Secondly, it is necessary to improve the service capabilities of grass-roots mental health institutions. Psychological consultation rooms or social studios can be established in townships and communities, so that more mental and psychological problems can be cured and recovered in the mental and psychological departments of grass-roots or general hospitals, and mental health can be improved. Efficiency in the use of health resources.

　　In addition, it is necessary to set up a database of relevant experts to include experts after an emergency occurs, and to listen to the opinions of the expert group when making decisions, so as to improve the scientificity and accuracy of government decision-making.

Experts in related fields should adhere to the principle of being based on facts, actively speak out on related issues, conduct objective and real science popularization to the public, and relieve the anxiety and pressure of the public.

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