The Challenges of Providing Community Psychiatric Services in the COVID-19 Era: The Probability of Soaring Rehospitalization and Caregivers’ Burden of People with Severe Mental Illnesses

Nooraeen, Sara; Javanbakht, Maryam; Malakouti, Seyed Kazem

doi:10.47176/mjiri.35.181

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Providing telepsychiatric and telerehabilitation services to patients and their caregivers could be crucial ( 76 ). It is predicted ( 77 ) that as the pandemic continues, it will be harder for these families to cope, particularly considering the low vaccination rate.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on relapse of individuals with severe mental illness and their caregiver's burden

Nooraeen

Bazargan‐Hejazi

Naserbakht³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundThe implementation of quarantine and social distancing measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic led to restrictions at the community level and most of in-person psychiatric services were discontinued. This situation could affect the psychopathology of the patients and the burden of their caregivers. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on people with severe mental illnesses (SMIs) and their caregivers' burden.MethodThe study sample consisted of 86 patients with severe mental illness and 86 caregivers. The mental status, relapse rate, and rehospitalization rate of the patients and the general health status and burden of caregivers were investigated in three waves, including before and 3 and 6 months after the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsThe relapse rate of the patients was 14%, 33.7%, and 43% (p = 0.000) and the rehospitalization rate was 4.7%, 7%, and 10.5% in waves 0, 1, and 2, respectively (p = 0.000). Most of the psychopathological scales increased in three waves (p = 0.000). The caregivers' burden and health condition worsened during the nine months of the study as well (p = 0.000).ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic led to the exacerbation of symptoms and increased the relapse rate in people with SMIs. It also worsened the caregivers' condition. People with severe mental illnesses (SMIs) and their caregivers are one of the most vulnerable groups on which the COVID-19 pandemic had a marked negative effect.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…People with SMIs and their caregivers are a vulnerable group during pandemics that may experience the exacerbation of their mental disease. It may also impose more objective and subjective burdens on their families and caregivers ( 77 ). They require more attention to keep up with the general population.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on relapse of individuals with severe mental illness and their caregiver's burden

Nooraeen

Bazargan‐Hejazi

Naserbakht³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Pregnancy is a unique maternal experience with both blesses and distress. The rapid hormonal changes in women's bodies put them in an emotionally unstable situation and they faced more fear, anxiety, and mood changes (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). There is an increased risk for anxiety and depression during pregnancy, and they are more susceptible to depressive disorder with peripartum onset (15, 16).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in pregnant women: A review article

et al. 2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A rapid spreading of the COVID-19 virus in recent years had a great impact on every single aspect of live and the world faced with unexpected and unpredictable crisis in both physical and mental condition. As with any crisis, vulnerable individuals like pregnant women were the concern of societies. Several physiological and psychological changes occur during pregnancy which put individuals in a risk of mental health problems. During the outbreak of the COVID-19, pregnant women have experienced more psychological stresses, fear, anxiety, and depression. The prenatal mental distresses and psychiatric disorders may cause poor compliance, reduce help-seeking behaviors, and neglect to take the follow up screening visits and risk of harm for mother and others. Addressing the mental health in pregnant women is crucial to prevent the consequences. The purpose of this narrative review was to investigate the available literature on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in pregnant women and provide some recommendations to improve mental health in them. It also shed some light on providing mental health services for women during pregnancy and can be used by health professionals and policymakers.

show abstract

The Challenges of Providing Community Psychiatric Services in the COVID-19 Era: The Probability of Soaring Rehospitalization and Caregivers’ Burden of People with Severe Mental Illnesses

Cited by 2 publications

References 11 publications

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on relapse of individuals with severe mental illness and their caregiver's burden

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on relapse of individuals with severe mental illness and their caregiver's burden

The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in pregnant women: A review article

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About