Table 2.

Psychological Influence of COVID-19 on the General Public and Medical Workers and its Countermeasures

Category	Psychological influence	Countermeasures
General public	Depression, anxiety, panic disorder	Limit the sources of stress Break the isolation Keep a regular schedule Focus on the benefits of isolation Seek the help of professional psychiatrists Self-counseling and participation in society
Medical workers	Depression, anxiety, insomnia, traumatic disorder (The probability of anxiety and depression of front-line medical staff in respiratory department, emergency department, intensive care unit, and infection department is twice as high as that of nonclinical medical staff.)	Clinical psychological intervention for medical workers The government should provide basic materials and supplies, security, and work subsidies for front-line medical staff and their families Adjust sleep disorders of medical workers Establish and encourage communication between medical workers and their families