How the Pandemic Further Isolated the Incarcerated

Patil, Ankita; Segule, Marjorie Naila

doi:10.2105/ajph.2021.306660

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“…This qualitative research is one of the first to focus on the patients' experiences with substance use disorders during a pandemic lockdown. In the literature, data during social isolation periods have almost exclusively focused on imprisoned patients or those living in isolation, such as during explorations or those living in submarines [55][56][57][58]. Recent qualitative studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of patients with substance use disorders included mostly harm reduction workers or healthcare workers, and not directly patients [59].…”

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Impulsivity as a Risk Factor for Addictive Disorder Severity during the COVID-19 Lockdown: Results from a Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Study

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Interindividual differences in personality traits, especially impulsivity traits, are robust risk factors for addictive disorders. However, their impact on addictive disorders during the COVID-19 lockdown remains unknown. This study assessed patients being followed for addictive disorders before the lockdown. We aimed to determine whether impulsivity traits (i.e., negative- and positive urgency) were associated with addictive disorders severity during the lockdowns. We also explored the patients’ subjective experiences, focusing on high versus low impulsivity. The quantitative study assessed 44 outpatients consulting for addictive disorders, for impulsivity, emotion regulation, anxiety/depression, and their addictive disorder characteristics, using self-administered questionnaires. In the qualitative study, six patients from the quantitative study were assessed using guided interviews. We observed that higher negative and positive urgencies were associated with addictive disorder severity. The subjective experiences of patients during the lockdowns differed according to their emotion-related impulsivity: high versus low. Low impulsive patients used online technologies more effectively to maintain follow-up, with more positive reappraisal. In contrast, highly impulsive patients reverted more frequently to self-medication with substances and/or behaviors, more social isolation, and found coping with negative emotions more challenging. Overall, the patient’s ability to cope with stressful events, like the COVID-19 lockdown, depended on their emotion-related impulsivity.

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