Worsening of pre-existing psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic (original) (raw)
COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on psychiatric care in the United States
Psychiatry Research, 2020
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health
Stress Related Disorders [Working Title], 2022
The COVID-19 crept in silently and subsequently spread at a rapid pace ultimately progressing into a pandemic with a high rate of morbidity, mortality, loss of income and sustained social isolation for billions of people. This sudden human tragedy required heavy adjustment and was difficult to adapt quickly as we humans are gregarious in nature and always need social connect in our lives especially during a crisis. History has shown that mental health impact of pandemics outlasts the physical impact. In general, mental health and related issues are not recognized in public and with global pandemic these silent and insidious issues can be either misdiagnosed or go unnoticed completely.
Prevalence of Mental Disorders and the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Contemporary Literature Review
Saudi Journal of Biomedical Research, 2020
Background: The association between COVID-19 and mental illness started due to the inevitable fear and anxiety about the emergence of a new disease. A future so unpredictable can be overwhelming and can cause strong emotions not only in adults, but also in children. Aim: The present review aimed at collecting and corroborating the contemporary literature on the prevalence of mental illnesses symptoms and therapeutics interventions relevant to the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods: To compile this review a search of the PubMed electronic database was undertaken using the search keywords such as-novel coronavirus‖,-COVID-19‖,-history-prevalence of mental illnesses‖,-anxiety‖,-depression‖ and-post trauma stress‖ in various transformations and groupings. In addition, search was done about the availability and barriers of psychiatric, psychological and therapeutics interventions related to mental health problems in caused by the pandemics of Covid19. Conclusion: Despite the limited numbers of observational studies in this field to date, it is obvious that, the COVID-19 pandemic has Covid-19 has been a wakeup call to to a forceful and multidimensional response from psychiatrists and allied health professionals, that mental health of people during pandemics should be taken seriously at multiple levels of primary ,secondary and tertiary prevention Therefore, more work needs to be directed toward the development of community health professionals specialists, qualified to address emotional distress and identifying the basic aspect of mental health interventions Further, there is a need to develop mental health interventions which are timelimited, culturally sensitive, and can be taught to healthcare workers and volunteers to be widely disseminated among those working in this field during the pandemics.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
In view of disease-related threats, containment measures, and disrupted healthcare, individuals with pre-existing mental illness might be vulnerable to adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous reviews indicated increased mental distress, with limited information on peri-pandemic changes. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify longitudinal research investigating pre- to peri-pandemic and/or peri-pandemic changes of mental health in patients, focusing on the early phase and considering specific diagnoses. PsycINFO, Web of Science, the WHO Global literature on coronavirus disease database, and the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register weresearched through 31 May 2021. Studies were synthesized using vote counting based on effect direction. We included 40 studies mostly from Western, high-income countries. Findings were heterogeneous, with improving and deteriorating mental health observed compared to pre-pandemic data, partly depending on underlying diagnoses. For peri-pan...
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH MENTAL HEALTH : AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW (Atena Editora), 2021
SARS-Cov-2 is the virus responsible for causing COVID-19, it is one of the main RNA viruses belonging to Coronaviridae, and is currently responsible for more than six hundred thousand deaths in Brazil. The clinical manifestations and complications related to COVID-19 have great diversity and are being increasingly studied by professionals not only in the health area but also in several other areas. In this context, we understand that the damage generated by the pandemic is not limited only to physical symptoms and through this article we seek to elucidate and address what possible damages Covid-19 causes to mental health. The study was conducted through an integrative review of 9 studies obtained through the PUBMED platform that were published from 2019 to 2021. Based on the data analyzed, it was concluded that Covid-19 has a negative impact on the mental health of individuals and a probable relationship with the increase in psychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive disorder and anxiety disorders.
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in individuals with pre-existing mental illness
BJPsych Open, 2022
Background There is evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected mental health, but most studies have been conducted in the general population. Aims To identify factors associated with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals with pre-existing mental illness. Method Participants (N = 2869, 78% women, ages 18–94 years) from a UK cohort (the National Centre for Mental Health) with a history of mental illness completed a cross-sectional online survey in June to August 2020. Mental health assessments were the GAD-7 (anxiety), PHQ-9 (depression) and WHO-5 (well-being) questionnaires, and a self-report question on whether their mental health had changed during the pandemic. Regressions examined associations between mental health outcomes and hypothesised risk factors. Secondary analyses examined associations between specific mental health diagnoses and mental health. Results A total of 60% of participants reported that mental health had worsened during the ...
Prospective survey of psychiatric patients during the first confinement of the COVID 2019 pandemic
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
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