title: Outcomes of SARS survivors in China: not only physical and psychiatric co-morbidities.
abstract: The year 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We present a comprehensive introduction to the current situation of surviving SARS victims in China where the disease originated and spread across the world 10 years ago.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China / Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: President of Chinese Society of Psychiatry and the Director of National Mental Health Program Office / Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia / The University of Notre Dame Australia / Marian Centre, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ungvari
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Glen Oaks, New York, United States.
authors.forename: C U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Correll
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: H Fk
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Mental disorders; SARS virus; Social support; Survivors