ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2022
Social Rhythm Disruption is Associated with Greater Depressive Symptoms in People with Mood Disorders: Findings from a Multinational Online Survey During COVID-19.
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- Daily routine disruptions and psychiatric symptoms amid COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 0.9 million individuals in 32 countries.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Irregularity in Daily Activities Predicts Depression via Reduced Perceived Control: A Daily Diary Study.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Sleepless in Society: Introducing the Concept of Public Sleep.Clocks & sleep · 2026Article
- Melatonin Circadian Phase Timing and Stability: Associations With Mood Symptoms Among a Clinically-Enriched Sample of Young Adults With Mood Disorders.Journal of pineal research · 2026Article
- Association between irregular social rhythm and all-cause mortality, death by illness, suicide and accidental death: a 19-year community-based cohort study in Japan.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Addressing Stress and Rhythm Dysregulation among Health Workers in the Post-Pandemic Context: An Italian Study and a Proposal for a Preventive Psychoeducational Intervention.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2026Article
- Co-designing and piloting adolescent-adapted social rhythm therapy for young people with unipolar and bipolar depression: a mixed-methods feasibility case series.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Impact of Pre-lockdown Hyper-energy on Mood and Rhythm Dysregulation in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2025Article
- Improving Social and Personal Rhythm Dysregulation in Young and Old Adults with Bipolar Disorder: Post-Hoc Analysis of a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial Using Virtual Reality-Based Intervention.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Stress, Dysregulation of Rhythms, and Bipolar Disorder: A Challenging Field of Research.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A translationally informed approach to vital signs for psychiatry: a preliminary proof of concept.NPP - digital psychiatry and neuroscience · 2024Article
- Sleep quality, social rhythms, and depression among people living with HIV: a path analysis based on social zeitgeber theory.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Sleep health among people with severe mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a linked UK population cohort study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesSocietal restrictions imposed to prevent transmission of COVID-19 may challenge circadian-driven lifestyle behaviours, particularly amongst those vulnerable to mood disorders. The overarching aim of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that, in the routine-disrupted environment of the COVID-19, amongst a sample of people living with mood disorders, greater social rhythm disruption would be associated with more severe mood symptoms.
methodsWe conducted a two-wave, multinational survey of 997 participants
resultsThe majority of participants indicated COVID-19-related social disruption had affected the regularity of their daily routines to at least some extent (
conclusionsThese results are consistent with the social zeitgeber hypothesis proposing that mood disorders are sensitive to life events that disrupt social rhythms.
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