The coronavirus pandemic, which began in Wuhan in December 2019, has persisted to the present day, leading to several psychological effects in China. The real danger is the prolonged stress that has stimulated the large-group phenomena. Overwhelming effects generated by the danger of the pandemic have led to regression in the stimulus barrier (or “filter”). The COVID-19 has also triggered unconscious defensive reactions, including obsessional cleaning, counterphobic behaviors, humor, and denial. The nationally imposed home quarantine of millions of families has caused in-home conflicts and neurotic repetitions of unresolved childhood issues. Prior psychiatric illnesses have been exacerbated. Health workers, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts, have experienced emotional depletion. Finally, in families where there have been infection or death, delayed mourning and post-traumatic phenomenon have been observed. In each of these situations, different interventions based on psycho-analytic principles have been useful.
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