• Jinhee Hyun, Sungeun You, Sunju Sohn, Seok Joo Kim, Jeongyee Bae, Myungjae Baik, In Hee Cho, Hyunjung Choi, Kyeong Sook Choi, Chan Seung Chung, Chanyoung Jeong, Hyesun Joo, Eunji Kim, Heeguk Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Jinsun Ko, Jung Hyun Lee, Sang Min Lee, So Hee Lee, and Un Sun Chung.
• Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Sciences, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
• J. Korean Med. Sci. 2020 Jun 8; 35 (22): e211.

AbstractAs of April 18, 2020, there have been a total of 10,653 confirmed cases and 232 deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea. The pathogen spread quickly, and the outbreak caused nationwide anxiety and shock. This study presented the anecdotal records that provided a detailed process of the multidisciplinary teamwork in mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Psychosocial support is no less important than infection control during an epidemic, and collaboration and networking are at the core of disaster management. Thus, a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals was immediately established and has collaborated effectively with its internal and external stakeholders for psychosocial support during the COVID-19 outbreak.© 2020 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.

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