Characteristics of Psychiatric Contact Consultation in Inpatients with the COVID‑19 in Wuhan: a Retrospective Analysis/ 武汉市新型冠状病毒肺炎住院患者精神科联络会诊特征回顾性分析

Objective This article summarized the characteristics of inpatients with the COVID‑19 by psychiatric contact consultation in Wuhan Method This was a retrospective study A total of 105 patients consulted by the Guangdong psychological medical team from March 1, 2020 to March 7, 2020 were selected Data were collected by 20 psychiatrists responsible for the contact consultation, including age, gender, the main reasons for the contact consultation and the psychiatric treatment plan The consultant doctor decided whether to enter the isolation ward according to the patient′s condition introduced by the attending physician, and whom were followed up within a week Descriptive statistical analysis was used to analyze the data Results There were 105 patients from 5 designated hospitals, aged (58 3±18 9) years, 62 9% (66/105) were females, and 102 (97 1%) were consulted face‑to‑face in the isolated ward Main reasons for consultation were anxiety (65, 61 9%), depression (27, 25 7%), insomnia (6, 5 7%), agitation (6, 5 7%), and illusion (1, 1%) Seventy-seven of those patients (73 3%) received individualized psychotherapy, 1(1 0%) was prescribed with psychiatric medication, and 27 (25 7%) were treated with both measures Follow‑up showed that psychological symptoms relieved in 102 cases (97 1%) Conclusion Psychosocial symptoms such as anxiety and depression are common in infected patients, and thereby psychiatric contact and consultation is in great demand in the treatment of COVID‑19 Early intervention of mental health professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of patients plays a positive role in the recovery of them