ArticlePsychiatry research2021
Psychological consequences and differential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with mental disorders.
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- The Acute Impact of the Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic in People with Pre-Existing Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The impacts of COVID-19 on eating disorders and disordered eating: A mixed studies systematic review and implications.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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- The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the effectiveness of psychosomatic rehabilitation in Germany.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Telemedicine treatment of patients with mental disorders during and after the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Germany - an observational study on feasibility and patient satisfaction.BMC psychiatry · 2023Observational
- The effects of COVID-19 on European healthcare provision for working-age adults with major depressive disorder.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Review
- The experience of COVID-19 among people with depression: Impact on daily life and coping strategies.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Increased General, Eating, and Body-Related Psychopathology in Inpatients in a Specialized Eating Disorders Unit after the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Comparison with the Pre-Pandemic Period.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Mental health issues assessment using tools during COVID-19 pandemic.Innovations in systems and software engineering · 2022Article
- A Multicenter Network Analysis Examining the Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Eating Disorders versus Their Healthy Siblings.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Mental health and COVID-19 in a general population cohort in Spain (COVICAT study).Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Trends in psychiatric diagnoses by COVID-19 infection and hospitalization among patients with and without recent clinical psychiatric diagnoses in New York city from March 2020 to August 2021.Translational psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivePeople with mental disorders might be differentially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on patients with various psychiatric disorders who were admitted to inpatient treatment.
methodsFive-hundred thirty-eight inpatients with mental disorders participated in a survey about psychological consequences of the pandemic between March-December 2020. We examined the perceived burden by restrictions and worries, changes in health care utilization, and helpfulness of coping strategies.
resultsMore than 50% reported any worsening of symptoms, 40% stated increased need of therapeutic support. High rates of symptom deterioration were observed for depressive symptoms (>55%), anxiety (>40%), and sleeping behavior (>40%). Treatment impairment was stated by 27.9%. Patients with anxiety disorders were less affected by contact restrictions compared with eating disorders and depression. Patients with anorexia nervosa and post-traumatic stress disorder experienced higher helpfulness by daily structuring than patients with depression. DISCUSSION: About half of our sample of psychiatric patients experienced symptom deterioration due to the pandemic and about one quarter reported impairment of treatment modalities. Especially patients with eating disorders and depressive disorders were more frequently affected. The results indicate a needed improvement of treatment options during a pandemic.
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