COVID-19 Concerns Among Persons With Mental Illness

Costa, Mark; Pavlo, Anthony J.; Reis, Graziela; Ponte, Katherine; Davidson, Larry

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.202000245

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“…This suggest that we have to be careful to attribute worsening symptoms solely to this pandemic. In addition, our findings do not deny or neglect that people with existing anxiety and depression symptoms may have concerns about their mental illness worsening because of the COVID-19 pandemic [41].…”

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Anxiety and depression symptoms, the recovery from symptoms, and loneliness before and after the COVID-19 outbreak among the general population: Findings from a Dutch population-based longitudinal study

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Objectives Examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and loneliness in the general population. More specifically, the study focused on prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms, the extent to which individuals with existing symptoms recovered or not, the prevalence of subtypes of loneliness, and the extent to which loneliness before and during this pandemic was associated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Methods Data was extracted from the longitudinal LISS panel, based on a probability sample of the Dutch population, with assessments on loneliness in October 2019 (T1) and June 2020 (T4), and anxiety and depression symptoms in November 2019 (T2), March 2020 (T3) and June 2020 (T4; Ntotal = 4,084). Loneliness was examined with the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and anxiety and depression symptoms with the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5). Results Repeated measures multivariate logistic regression analyses (RMMLRA) showed a statistical significant lower prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms after the outbreak (T4 = 15.3%) than before (T2 = 16.8%) and during the COVID-19 outbreak (T3 = 17.2%). According to the Reliable Change Index, the distribution of recovery categories (remission, improvement, unchanged and worsening symptoms) after the outbreak did not differ significantly from the distribution of these categories before the outbreak. RMMLRA revealed that the prevalence of emotional loneliness increased significantly after the outbreak (T1 = 18.4%, T4 = 24.8%). Among individuals who were not lonely before and after the outbreak the prevalence of symptoms decreased significantly (T2 = 7.0%, T4 = 4.4%) and, likewise, among those who were not lonely anymore after the outbreak (T2 = 21.5%, T4 = 14.5%). However, the prevalence of symptoms increased significantly among those who became lonely during the pandemic (T2 = 17.9%, T4 = 26.3%). Conclusions Findings suggest that this pandemic did not negatively affect the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms nor the normal recovery of symptoms among the general population during the first four months, but that emotional loneliness increased.

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Anxiety and depression symptoms, the recovery from symptoms, and loneliness before and after the COVID-19 outbreak among the general population: Findings from a Dutch population-based longitudinal study

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Hyland

Contino³

et al. 2021

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“…To our knowledge, there is no existing literature on COVID-19 pandemic among HCWs with pre-existing psychiatric diagnoses. COVID-19 poses a challenge to all HCWs, but an additional challenge to people with prior psychiatric illness due to disruptions to routines and mental health care leading to a potential for relapse or exacerbation of symptoms [14]. To address this important issue, we analyzed a group of frontline HCWs and found that the majority but not all of HCWs with pre-existing psychiatric conditions said the pandemic had affected them and increased their symptoms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There was a plea for more support. Understanding HCWs individual perception on the impact that COVID-19 had on their mental health, including feelings of isolation, can help us develop specific strategies to better alleviate their stress [14]. By learning various coping mechanisms or reaching out to mental health professionals before a time of acute stress, HCWs can be better equipped to acknowledge their condition and act on it [15].…”

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“…Our data add to the emerging data on the psychological impact of COVID-19 on preexisting mental health conditions. One national poll on March 17, 2020, found that 40% of Americans reported a lifestyle disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic due to social distancing, disruption of services, and unemployment [14]. Respondents who self-identified as having anxiety disorder were concerned about not getting treatment, concern about getting sick and coping poorly [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One national poll on March 17, 2020, found that 40% of Americans reported a lifestyle disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic due to social distancing, disruption of services, and unemployment [14]. Respondents who self-identified as having anxiety disorder were concerned about not getting treatment, concern about getting sick and coping poorly [14]. Sixty-four percent of respondents in that study with a mental illness were concerned that their illness would worsen because of the COVID-19 pandemic [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

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