Mental Health and the Symptoms of PTSD in People with Depression and Anxiety Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Golińska, Paulina; Cieślak, Mariusz; Hubert, Olimpia; Bidzan, Mariola

doi:10.3390/ijerph18115542

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“…Having a sense of control over the environment, a sense of directedness and intention, and the ability to regulate one's own behaviors (Ryff, 2014 ) may decrease avoidance among patients with PTSD. However, in a study conducted during the COVID‐19 pandemic among a sample of individuals with anxiety disorders, psychological well‐being was not related to any of the PTSD symptom clusters (Golińska et al., 2021 ); however, social well‐being was associated with hyperarousal and intrusions. Social well‐being may reflect aspects of the assumptive world, including the fundamental belief that the world is benevolent, which has been associated with intrusive cognitions (Freedle & Kashubeck‐West, 2021 ).…”

Section: Examining Well‐being In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatm...mentioning

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Examining well‐being in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: An explorative study

Radstaak

Hüning

Lamers

et al. 2022

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Although the importance of well‐being in mental health is widely acknowledged, well‐being as a predictor of and outcome in the treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received little attention. This naturalistic study aimed to investigate well‐being in the context of care‐as‐usual treatment for PTSD. Patients with PTSD attending a community mental health center (N = 318) completed measures of well‐being and PTSD symptoms before and after symptom‐focused treatment. Following treatment, well‐being increased among patients with PTSD, with emotional, d = −0.25, and psychological well‐being, d = ‐0.24, showing the largest improvements relative to social well‐being, d = −0.15. Although levels of well‐being improved overall within the sample, participant scores on measures of well‐being remained low compared with the general population. Well‐being predicted treatment efficiency such that participants with more severe PTSD symptoms benefitted more from care‐as‐usual treatment when they reported relatively high levels of well‐being at the start of treatment. The findings suggest a benefit to including well‐being as a pretreatment and outcome variable when evaluating PTSD treatments.

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Examining well‐being in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: An explorative study

Radstaak

Hüning

Lamers

et al. 2022

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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“…Riad et al designed the COVID-19 Induced Anxiety Scale to evaluate the potential anxiety source in the general population, which could be utilized in the elderly population ( 20 ). In a study conducted in Poland, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms related to COVID-19 worsened in both healthy people and patients diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and a lower emotional well-being was associated with a higher severity of PTSD ( 21 ).…”

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Relationship Between Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 and Loneliness in Patients With Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study From Iran

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ObjectivesAlthough the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people all around the world, the elderly is at a higher risk of suffering from its consequences. One of the serious concerns is developing loneliness and post-traumatic stress symptoms, which may contribute to cognitive decline at older ages. This study aimed to examine the psychological responses and loneliness in elderly patients diagnosed with dementia.MethodsTwenty-one patients diagnosed with dementia, with ages older than 40, and 19 caregivers were enrolled in the study. The patients have undergone a comprehensive neuropsychiatric interview and were assessed with De Jong Gierveld Scale for loneliness and Impact of Event Scale—Revised (IES-R). The severity of dementia was assessed by Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST Scale) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).ResultsNo significant difference was seen in patients and caregivers in the IES-R and loneliness scales. A higher level of avoidance and social and total loneliness were seen in higher FAST levels (p-value: 0.046). There was a negatively significant correlation between MoCA score and avoidance. Hyperarousal was significantly correlated with emotional loneliness in patients.ConclusionWe found a direct relationship between cognitive decline and the psychological impacts of COVID-19. Our results highlight the need for more comprehensive studies to further investigate the influence of the pandemic on the worsening of cognitive impairment and loneliness in patients with dementia.

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“…The first analyses concerning the mental state of Poles during the pandemic were performed in March (e.g., [5][6][7][8] and April 2020 (e.g., [9][10][11][12]). The research conducted in March [4] showed that, at first, Poles' emotional reactions were not dominated by negative emotions.…”

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Predictors of Positive and Negative Emotions Experienced by Poles during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Twardowska-Staszek

Rostek

Biel

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The objective of the research was to specify the predictors of positive and negative emotions experienced by Poles during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers used the following standardized measurement tools: emotions (PANAS), mood (UMACL), satisfaction with life (SWLS), optimism (LOT-R), and coping with stress (CISS). They also used a questionnaire to collect sociodemographic information and data concerning COVID-19 infections. In total, 595 participants (80.50% women) aged 18–75 participated in the research. It was concluded that the predictors of positive emotions included a task-oriented coping style, level of satisfaction with life, being a man, hedonic tone in the description of mood, and being an employed student. The negative predictors of positive emotions included emotion-oriented coping and the level of energetic arousal in the description of mood. The predictors of negative emotions were tense arousal in the description of mood, emotion-oriented coping, being over 60 years of age, and changes in respondents’ standard of living. The negative predictors of negative emotions included living in a medium-sized town or in a village. The research conclusions encourage us to pay special attention to possible at-risk groups threatened with mental health disorders and to factors that protect people against negative psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mental Health and the Symptoms of PTSD in People with Depression and Anxiety Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 12 publications

References 35 publications

Examining well‐being in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: An explorative study

Examining well‐being in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: An explorative study

Relationship Between Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 and Loneliness in Patients With Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study From Iran

Predictors of Positive and Negative Emotions Experienced by Poles during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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