SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Acute Impact of the Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic in People with Pre-Existing Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review.
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- Mental Health Impact of Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals with Pre-Existing Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- The bidirectional relationship between emotional distress and subjective wellbeing among college students: a cross-lagged network analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Presentations of eating disorders among youth in Türkiye before and after COVID-19: lessons learned for the future.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Changes in Psychological Distress in Children With Physical Illness and Their Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Perceived Changes in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Stress During the Pandemic Predict Current Levels of These Same Variables.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- Supported Accommodations for People with Serious Mental Disorders: Staff's Assessment of Work Challenges and Their Impact during COVID-19.Portuguese journal of public health · 2024Article
- Measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in public primary health care in Greece: is there still a missing link to universal health coverage?BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Cognitive disengagement syndrome in pediatric patients with long COVID: associations with mood, anxiety, and functional impairment.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2024Article
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- The prevalence and determinants of health anxiety during the covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- The Mental Health Impacts of a Pandemic: A Multiaxial Conceptual Model for COVID-19.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Contact with primary care physicians among adults with pre-existing common mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a registry-based study from Norway.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Patterns of admission in forensic units during the COVID-19 pandemic: a process analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The safety, health, and well-being of healthcare workers during COVID-19: A scoping review.AIMS public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder risk post-COVID-19 in 12 countries in Latin America: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: The role of personality traits and emotion regulation strategies.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
People with pre-pandemic health conditions are more vulnerable and more likely to suffer greater psychosocial impact due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures. Thus, the objective of this work was to systematically review the impact of the early stages COVID-19 pandemic on people with pre-existing psychiatric disorders. The search was performed between 23 January and 2 September 2021 in PubMed, PsycINFO, and EMBASE. A total of 4167 published results were identified; however, only 49 were included in this review. Results show that there was considerable heterogeneity among studies, which resulted in a low consensus. However, it seems that the impact of the first stage of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychiatric disorders was two-fold: (1) an overall effect, in which people suffering from psychiatric disorders in general experienced more psychological distress and anxiety when compared to people who had no psychiatric diagnosis, and (2) a condition-specific effect, namely in people suffering from eating disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders. Moreover, the current work highlights that there were also some external factors that were related to worsening symptoms. For instance, unemployment or experiencing work and financial difficulties can be a trigger for greater distress during the pandemic for people with mood disorders, and being alone and in social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic may actually increase substance use and relapse rates. Further studies are needed to prospectively investigate the long-term effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic on people with (pre)-existing psychiatric conditions and on the onset or deterioration of psychiatric-related symptoms in a larger number of participants, as well as exploring the long-term effects of the current pandemic on mental health.
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