Appendix Table 2. Management and care of psychiatric patients.

Setting	Management
Emergency care	▪ Continue availability for the life-threatening condition.      ▪ Psychiatrists use telephone consultation.      ▪ Psychiatrists practice social distancing.      ▪ Recognize neuropsychiatric symptoms of COVID-19.
Outpatient setting	▪ Decrease visits per day.      ▪ Use telemedicine and postpone appointments for stable patients.      ▪ Call patients by phone to educate them about self-care.      ▪ Continue to provide maintenance treatment for patients with substance abuse.      ▪ Prepare for substance withdrawal patients.
Inpatient setting and residential facilities	▪ Tighten admission criteria.      ▪ Prepare restricting area for newly admitted patients.      ▪ Establish infectious units or isolation ward.      ▪ Suspend some group activities.      ▪ Use notice boards for communication.      ▪ Restrict visitors to close relatives, one visitor at a time.      ▪ Provide video calls for patients and families.
Community psychiatry	▪ Use telepsychiatry.      ▪ Use drug delivery services.      ▪ Distribute drugs to community hospitals.      ▪ Use long-acting medications.      ▪ Inform patients about COVID-19.
Mental health workers	▪ Cancel the unnecessary meeting.      ▪ Use telephone, e-mail, and instant messaging applications.      ▪ Organization provides food, drinks, and accommodation.      ▪ Inform staff members when there is a change in standard practice.      ▪ Team leaders provide moral support.      ▪ Provide support programs.      ▪ Senior staff should be available.      ▪ Have guidelines for problematic situations.      ▪ Have around-the-clock telemental health services for staff members.