On the Nature of Fear and Anxiety Triggered by COVID-19

Coelho, Carlos M.; Suttiwan, Panrapee; Arató, Nikolett; Zsidó, András N.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.581314

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“…In the year 2020 alone, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is estimated to have infected about 70,000,000 people worldwide and about 1,500,000 deaths [ 1 ] have been attributed to coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic is regarded as a global medical (and ICU) emergency, with enormous impact on society, global health care systems, health care staff, relatives/next of kin, and the affected individuals [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] ].…”

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COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS): Current knowledge on pathophysiology and ICU treatment – A narrative review

Pfortmueller

Spinetti

Urman

et al. 2021

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology

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COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS): Current knowledge on pathophysiology and ICU treatment – A narrative review

Pfortmueller

Spinetti

Urman

et al. 2021

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology

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“…(Biviá-Roig et al, 2020 ; Duan & Zhu, 2020 ; Hou et al, 2020 ; Pariente et al, 2020 ; Rajukmar, 2020 ; Zhang et al, 2020 ). Known COVID-19 characteristics may also lead to symptoms that are typically attributed to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or Anxiety Disorders such as Agoraphobia and Social Anxiety, for example (Coelho et al, 2020 ). Indeed, despite being strongly encouraged by authorities as protective measures against COVID-19 and considered adaptive in more critical stages of the pandemic, constant cleaning and disinfection behaviours, as well as social avoidance and withdrawal from activities may become pathological once the disease no longer represents a public health threat (Morgado, 2020 ).…”

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Individual and community psychological experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: The state of emergency in Portugal

2021

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Individuals have different ways of coping with crisis. Individual factors, family and contextual features, and community support may influence how individuals feel, think and act during a crisis. COVID-19 was an unexpected pandemic that forced many European countries to take confinement measures and restrict social face to face interactions. This study is an effort to understand how Portuguese residents dealt with the pandemic during the first confinement period, considering different sociodemographic characteristics and trauma exposure perceptions. Five hundred and five adults, between 18 and 79 years old participated in this study via an online self-report assessment protocol. Sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, age, marital status, employment status, and caring responsibilities had an impact on individuals’ perceptions regarding their exposure to the pandemic and their quality of life. Perceived exposure to the pandemic was found to predict quality of life in the physical, psychological, and environmental domains. Results have practical implications for European and local policy-making, as well as for targeting psychological interventions for those whose mental health has been negatively affected by the pandemic and for those who may become more affected if confinement measures are implemented again.

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“…Fear and anxiety are adaptive reactions to unknown conditions such COVID-19 pandemic [ 3 ]. This is probably one of the reasons that psychological disorders were commonly reported during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 4 ].…”

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Symptoms of anxiety disorders in Iranian adolescents with hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ariapooran

Khezeli

2021

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Anxiety symptoms have been reported in many populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not in adolescents with a hearing loss. This study aimed to investigate the presence of symptoms of anxiety disorders (ADs) in adolescents with hearing loss (HL) during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020. Methods In this cross sectional study, 56 adolescents with HL (aged 12 to 18 years) including 23 deaf, and 33 hard of hearing (HH) were selected from four counties located in western Iran using a census method. Adolescents with HL filled out the self-report of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED). Results The results showed that the presence of symptoms of ADs in adolescents with HL was 37.5%, and higher in deaf than in HH adolescents (60.9% in deaf vs. 21.2% in HH, p = 0.003). Among the subscales, only the Social Anxiety Disorder (39.1% in deaf vs. 9.1% in HH, p = 0.009) and the School Avoidance (52.2% in deaf vs. 24.2% in HH, p = 0.031) significantly differed. The mean score of Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Anxiety Disorders in the deaf adolescents were higher than in HH ones. Conclusions Our study showed the presence of significant symptoms of ADs in a sample of Iranian adolescents with HL, especially in deaf adolescents, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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On the Nature of Fear and Anxiety Triggered by COVID-19

Cited by 194 publications

References 87 publications

COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS): Current knowledge on pathophysiology and ICU treatment – A narrative review

COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS): Current knowledge on pathophysiology and ICU treatment – A narrative review

Individual and community psychological experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: The state of emergency in Portugal

Symptoms of anxiety disorders in Iranian adolescents with hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic

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