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International
United States
●American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): Coronavirus/COVID-19 resource library
●APA: Guideline for treating front-line workers (2020)
●APA: Practice guidance for COVID-19 (2020)
●CSTS: Taking care of patients during the coronavirus outbreak – A guide for psychiatrists (2020)
United Kingdom
●RC Psych: Guidance for clinicians on post-COVID-19 syndrome and 'long-COVID'
India
Australia–New Zealand
●New South Wales (NSW) Health: Mental health emergency department avoidance framework principles (2021)
●NSW Health: Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) – Repurposing guidelines (2021)
Resources for patients — The following links provide resources about COVID-19 for non-clinicians. These resources come from select society and government-sponsored guidelines from several countries and regions around the world.
●[Canada] Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA): COVID-19 and mental health
●[United States] American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): Coronavirus/COVID-19 resource library – Resources for families
●[United States] American Psychiatric Association (APA): Coronavirus resources – Resources for families
●[United States] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Coping with stress
●[United States] National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): COVID-19 resource and information guide
●[United Kingdom] Royal College of Psychiatrists (RC Psych): COVID-19 – Support for patients and carers
UpToDate also offers "The Basics" patient education pieces, which are written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate. These are written in plain language, at the 5th to 6th grade reading level, and answer the main questions a person is likely to have. (See "Patient education: COVID-19 overview (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and children (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and pregnancy (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 vaccines (The Basics)".)