Managing COVID-19 related distress in primary care: principles of assessment and management

Abstract COVID-19 will cause normal feelings of worry and stress many those who experience higher levels distress resolution their symptoms as society returns to pre-COVID-19 functioning. Only a minority are likely develop psychiatric disorder. Certain individuals may be vulnerable experiencing persisting symptoms, such with pre-existing comorbidity. Management approaches could centre around using collaborative provide build on already existing socioeconomic support structures, the avoidance over-medicalisation, watchful waiting finally treating do meet criteria for diagnosis. Primary care clinicians first healthcare point contact most related it is important that they able evidence based informed responses, which includes social, psychological pharmacological approaches. This expert opinion paper serves summarise some approaches, primarily indirect extrapolation concerning general management distress, in absence specific evidence, assist primary assessment distress.