Prevalence and Risk Factors for Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Sun, Luna; Sun, Zhuoer; Wu, Lili; Zhu, Zhenwen; Zhang, Fan; Shang, Zhilei; Jia, Yanpu; Gu, Jun; Zhou, Yaoguang; Wang, Yan; Liu, Nianqi; Liu, Weizhi

doi:10.1101/2020.03.06.20032425

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“…Early reports emerging in the literature have shown that between 40% and 50% of adults have experienced psychological distress following the Covid-19 outbreak [ 4 , 5 ], and that 30% of adults and children are at high risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms [ 6 ]. These results are in line with those previously collected from Chinese samples [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], and extend our previous knowledge of the psychological burden of quarantines coming from past (shorter and smaller scale) experiences of isolation due to public health emergencies and relative confinement measures [ 11 ].…”

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Positive Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on Mental Health of Female Teachers during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy

Matiz

Fabbro

Paschetto

et al. 2020

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The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent public health measures were shown to impact negatively on people’s mental health. In particular, women were reported to be at higher risk than men of developing symptoms of stress/anxiety/depression, and resilience was considered a key factor for positive mental health outcomes. In the present study, a sample of Italian female teachers (n = 66, age: 51.5 ± 7.9 years) was assessed with self-report instruments one month before and one month after the start of the Covid-19 lockdown: mindfulness skills, empathy, personality profiles, interoceptive awareness, psychological well-being, emotional distress and burnout levels were measured. Meanwhile, they received an 8-week Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation (MOM) course, through two group meetings and six individual video-lessons. Based on baseline personality profiles, analyses of variance were performed in a low-resilience (LR, n = 32) and a high-resilience (HR, n = 26) group. The LR and HR groups differed at baseline in most of the self-report measures. Pre–post MOM significant improvements were found in both groups in anxiety, depression, affective empathy, emotional exhaustion, psychological well-being, interoceptive awareness, character traits and mindfulness levels. Improvements in depression and psychological well-being were higher in the LR vs. HR group. We conclude that mindfulness-based training can effectively mitigate the psychological negative consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak, helping in particular to restore well-being in the most vulnerable individuals.

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confidence: 91%

Positive Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on Mental Health of Female Teachers during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy

Matiz

Fabbro

Paschetto

et al. 2020

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“…According to the data obtained, women, people with a recent history of exposure to the virus and people at high risk of infection or poor sleep quality deserve special attention, as these indicators were defined as strong precursors for the development of disorders typical of post-traumatic stress. In this perspective, the health professional is responsible for the early detection and intervention for PTSD, with a in-depth assessment of the risk factors that can lead to psychological problems, including previous mental health problems, grief, personal or family injuries, circumstances with life risk, panic, separation from the family and low family income ( Sun et al, 2020 ; Duan and Zhu, 2020 .). To this end, the development of teams with specialists qualified to deal with emotional stress, in addition to the training of community health workers regards basic aspects of mental health care, is essential ( Rajkumar, 2020 ).…”

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The psychiatric and neuropsychiatric repercussions associated with severe infections of COVID-19 and other coronaviruses

Moreira

Barbosa

Vieira

et al. 2021

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

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Introduction It is known that viral infections are epidemiologically prevalent and some of them are harmful to the central nervous system (CNS) due to the development of neuropsychiatric syndromes which affect the cognitive, affective, behavioral and perceptual domains. Objective To carry out a comprehensive analysis of the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric repercussions of COVID-19 based on epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical foundations observed in previous and recent pandemic events, and also to make a proposition about effective therapeutic interventions to help tackle this serious public health problem, more specifically in its neuropsychiatric developments. Method This current literature review has utilized literature reserves and scientific search engines MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science. The search terms included, “SARS-CoV-2”, “etiology,” “psychiatric and neuropsychiatric repercussions”, “severe infections” “COVID-19”. Specific choices of unique papers from each of the searches were identified. The inclusion criteria were relevance and availability of full-text. Papers were excluded on the basis of relevance and non-availability of full-text. Papers were identified in the general literature reserve as pertinent to the search terms. Results The main psychiatric and neuropsychiatric repercussions analyzed were depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, nonspecific neurological symptoms, delirium, cerebrovascular complications, encephalopathies, neuromuscular disorders, anosmia and ageusia. Conclusion The psychiatric and neuropsychiatric symptoms of acute respiratory syndromes can appear during or after the infectious stage. Among the risk factors pointed out for such effects are the female gender, health professionals, presence of avascular necrosis and distressing pain.

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“…lives (Gioia, Gri ths and Boursier 2020;O'Keeffe and Clarke-Pearson 2011), and that body image problems and low self-esteem are more prevalent among girls than boys (O'Dea and Caputi 2001;Magee and Upenieks 2019), special attention should be paid to these groups. Furthermore, women and young individuals are two of the most vulnerable groups to the negative psychosocial effects of COVID-19 (Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Dosil-Santamaria, Picaza-Gorrochategui and Idoiaga-Mondragon 2020;Sun et al 2020;Wang et al 2020).…”

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The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on social network sites use, body image disturbances and self-esteem among adolescents and young women

Vall‐Roqué

Andrés

García

2020

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This study aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on social network sites (SNS) use and to explore whether SNS use is associated with body image disturbances and low self-esteem. A total of 2601 women living in Spain aged 14-35 years completed questionnaire measures of SNS use, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness. In the survey, participants were asked about their use of SNS at the moment of answering the survey and before lockdown. A statistically significant increase was found in the frequency of use of all studied SNS (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook) during lockdown, as well as in the number of women following appearance-focused Instagram accounts. Moreover, significant relationships were found between the frequency of Instagram use and body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness and low self-esteem in the younger age group (14-24), and between the frequency of Instagram use and drive for thinness in the older age group (25-35). Following appearance-focused accounts on Instagram was related to body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness in the younger group, and only to drive for thinness in the older group (25-35). Following appearance-focused accounts on Instagram and a higher frequency of use of Instagram significantly predicted higher levels of drive for thinness. These results suggest that lockdown has had an impact on SNS use, and this might be linked to increased drive for thinness and eating disorder risk among adolescents and young women.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Cited by 178 publications

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Positive Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on Mental Health of Female Teachers during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy

Positive Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on Mental Health of Female Teachers during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy

The psychiatric and neuropsychiatric repercussions associated with severe infections of COVID-19 and other coronaviruses

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on social network sites use, body image disturbances and self-esteem among adolescents and young women

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