Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress in patients with epilepsy during COVID-19: A systematic review

Social isolation, loneliness and mental health sequelae of the Covid-19 pandemic in Parkinson's disease

“…Specifically, 73.3% of PwMS with increased anxiety and depression during the Covid-19 outbreak reported increased loneliness ( Garjani et al, 2021 ). Similar findings have been published for people with epilepsy ( Tashakori-Miyanroudi et al, 2021 ), visual impairments ( Heinze et al, 2021 ), rheumatic diseases ( Kool & Geenen, 2012 ), and generally for all people with CID ( Elran-Barak & Mozeikov, 2020 ; Horesh, Kapel Lev-Ari, & Hasson-Ohayon, 2020 ; Wong et al, 2020 ).…”

Associations between psychological inflexibility and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: A three-level meta-analytic review

“…Second, community samples were disproportionately analyzed in the primary studies, and clinical samples with high levels of stress were underrepresented. As vulnerable populations may have a greater possibility of experiencing depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms than other populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as healthcare workers ( Marvaldi et al, 2021 ; Deng et al, 2021a ) and patients with chronic or acute medical situations and their caregivers ( Tashakori-Miyanroudi et al, 2021 ), it is likely that these individuals may face an increased risk of mental health problems. Thus, future research efforts in disadvantaged populations are clearly required.…”

Long-term analysis of the effects of COVID-19 in people with epilepsy: Results from a multicenter on-line survey across the pandemic waves

“…Moreover, studies report that PWE are more vulnerable to the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic than those without epilepsy [18] , [19] , [20] . Although the extent of impact is uncertain, the pandemic has certainly had an impact on the mental health of the general population including patients with epilepsy.…”