COVID-19 distresses the depressed while schizophrenic patients are unimpressed: A study on psychiatric inpatients

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COVID-19 and psychiatric admissions: An observational study of the first six months of lockdown in Melbourne

“…We did not find any difference in diagnostic groups previously ( Itrat et al, 2020 ). It is possible that stress perception ( Holzle et al, 2020 ) and changes to social supports and isolation ( Kozloff et al, 2020 ) could have contributed to psychological deterioration during the prolonged lockdown and thus leading to increased admissions for mood and psychotic disorders. Further, the changed operation of community psychiatric services in Melbourne during the lockdown, e.g., reduced outreach services and difficulties of patients adapting to digital platforms, could have increased social isolation and stress and thus leading to increased admissions for psychotic disorders and mood disorders.…”

A Longitudinal Investigation of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Individuals with Pre-existing Severe Mental Illnesses

“…Another cross-sectional study conducted in India found that 30% of individuals with SMI reported a re-emergence of psychiatric symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown ( Muruganandam et al., 2020 ). Finally, there is also some suggestion of a differential impact across diagnoses such that individuals with affective disorders report greater COVID-19-related stress relative to individuals with schizophrenia spectrum illnesses ( Hölzle et al., 2020 ).…”

The Differential Impact of Lockdown Measures Upon Migrant and Female Psychiatric Patients – A Cross-Sectional Survey in a Psychiatric Hospital in Berlin, Germany

“…Another study found a generally low level of knowledge of COVID-19, lower compliance with health regulations and a lower level of anxiety regarding COVID-19 in comparison to the general population (4). Attempts to test the differential impact of the pandemic suggest that people with affective disorders are far more affected by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, whereas people with psychotic disorders are less affected (5,6) Specific population groups may be especially vulnerable to stress resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. Psychiatric patients have more precarious employment (7); smaller social networks (8); lower health literacy (9); greater physical vulnerability via higher rates of obesity (10), and smoking (11,12).…”