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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2026

Resilient outcomes in people with a history of mental disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international 2-years longitudinal prospective study.

I Pinucci, F Tedeschi, R Serra, M Patanè, C Acartürk, D Andriani, R A Bryant, S Burchert, G Caggiu, D Campos and 32 more

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I PinucciDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2861-7294
F TedeschiDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
R SerraDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
M PatanèDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
C AcartürkDepartment of Psychology, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
D AndrianiDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia.
R A BryantSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
S BurchertDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
G CaggiuDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction Services, ASST Lecco, Lombardy Region, Lecco, Italy.
D CamposDepartment of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain.
C ConflittiDepartment of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
C Davisse-PaturetSorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie Et de Santé Publique, IPLESP, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Sociale, ERES, 75012, Paris, France.
M Felez-NobregaParc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
D FuhrLeibniz Institute of Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Bremen, Germany.
B J HallCenter for Global Health Equity, New York University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
J M HaroParc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
A C HuizinkDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
C KnaevelsrudDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
G KurtDepartment of Psychology, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
A LamCenter for Macau Studies and Department of Communication, University of Macau, Macau (SAR), China.
I LeijenDepartment of Marketing, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
R MediavillaDepartment of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.
M MelchiorSorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie Et de Santé Publique, IPLESP, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Sociale, ERES, 75012, Paris, France.
E Mittendorfer-RutzDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Insurance Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
N MorinaDepartment of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
M Monzio CompagnoniDepartment of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
P NicaiseInstitute of Health and Society (IRSS), Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.
C PalantzaWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
C Panter-BrickDepartment of Anthropology and Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
D PapolaWHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
S QueroDepartment of Basic, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
C Rodriguez PradaCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
S SeedatSouth African Medical Research Council Unit on the Genomics of Brain Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
H SetyowibowoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia.
P SmithDepartment of Anthropology and Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
J van der WaerdenSorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie Et de Santé Publique, IPLESP, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Sociale, ERES, 75012, Paris, France.
H WalterDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
A WitteveenDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
M PasquiniDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
M SijbrandijDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5430-9810
C Barbui *WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-9282
L Tarsitani *Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. lorenzo.tarsitani@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1752-966X

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Grant Agreement No 101016127.
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Abstract

backgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the global population was exposed to a significant psychological stress, which had an impact on the mental health in individuals with pre-existing mental disorders. Despite their heightened vulnerability, subgroups within this population demonstrated resilient outcomes throughout the pandemic. This study aims to identify predictors of long-term, sustained resilient outcomes among people with a history of mental disorder during the first two years of the pandemic.

methodsIn this international 2-year, 5-wave longitudinal online survey, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and the PTSD Checklist DSM-5 were used for a proxy measure of psychological distress. As possible predictors of sustained resilient outcomes, we investigated socio-demographic characteristics, economic and housing status, pandemic-related issues, chronic diseases, social support, fear of contamination and personal values which were investigated respectively through the Oslo Social Support Scale, the Padua Inventory, and the Portrait Values Questionnaire. Data were analysed with a Mover-Stayer Latent Transition Analysis model.

resultsNine-hundred and forty-three participants with a mental disorder were included in the analysis. Variables associated with a higher chance of sustained resilient outcomes were older age, maintaining a job, and having more people in the household. In contrast, female gender, losing job, difficulty in meeting basic needs, higher fear of contamination, hedonism, less social support and loneliness resulted in a lower likelihood of presenting sustained resilient outcomes.

conclusionThis study identified factors that predictsustained resilience in people with mental disorders. The newly discovered predictors could prove invaluable in developing strategies to enhance the resilience of people with mental disorders during times of crises, such as pandemics.

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COVID-19Mental DisordersResilience, PsychologicalAdultAgedFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Social SupportStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19 pandemicMental disordersProspective cohort studyResilienceStress

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