The psychological impact of COVID-19 among a sample of Italian patients with functional neurological disorders: A preliminary study

Nisticò, Veronica; Goeta, Diana; Gambini, Orsola; Demartini, Benedetta

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.07.019

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“…In a recent paper, Nisticò et al 20 assessed the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of 18 patients with functional neurological disorders (eight with PNES and 10 with functional motor disorders). Interestingly, the authors found that patients with PNES tended to behave similarly to controls rather than those with functional motor disorders.…”

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The COVID-19 outbreak and PNES: The impact of a ubiquitously felt stressor

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The COVID-19 outbreak and PNES: The impact of a ubiquitously felt stressor

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Baroni

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“…Accordingly, recent studies have linked the COVID-19 outbreak with the worsening of PNES and other clinical manifestations of FND. 2 In one of these studies, 3 of 18 patients reported the onset of FND during the outbreak. 2 In our view, FND following COVID-19 vaccination will not be a rare phenomenon and will be widely covered by the media, being interpreted as a direct consequence of the vaccine, as already seen in the past.…”

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“…2 In one of these studies, 3 of 18 patients reported the onset of FND during the outbreak. 2 In our view, FND following COVID-19 vaccination will not be a rare phenomenon and will be widely covered by the media, being interpreted as a direct consequence of the vaccine, as already seen in the past. One of such cases regards a famous American cheerleader who developed generalised functional dystonia, pain and a foreign accent syndrome after an influenza shot.…”

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Functional disorders after COVID-19 vaccine fuel vaccination hesitancy

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Daniele

2021

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

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“…The psychological impact of the strict COVID-19-related lockdown measures has been widely reported in the general population, healthcare workers and psychiatric patients [1][2][3]. Patients suffering from Eating Disorders (EDs) are considered at higher risk, for several factors [4].…”

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The psychological impact of COVID-19-related lockdown measures among a sample of Italian patients with eating disorders: a preliminary longitudinal study

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Purpose To explore the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression, along with PTSD-and ED-related symptoms, across a sample of patients with Eating Disorders (EDs) compared to a group of healthy controls (HC) during the lockdown period in Italy; to assess whether patients' reported aforementioned psychiatric symptoms improved, remained stable or worsened with the easing of the lockdown measures. Methods t0 assessment (during lockdown): 59 ED patients and 43 HC completed an online survey, including the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 items (DASS-21), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and specific ad-hoc questions extracted from the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire; t1 assessment (postlockdown): 40 EDs patients, a subset of the t0 sample, completed the same assessment 2 months after t0. Results EDs patients scored higher than HC at the DASS-21, IES-R and PSS. At t1, levels of stress, anxiety and depression were not different than at t0, but symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), patients' reported level of psychological wellbeing and specific EDs symptomatology improved. Discussion During the lockdown, EDs patients presented significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression, PTSDand ED-related symptoms than HC. With the easing of the lockdown, PTSD-and ED-related symptoms improved, but high levels of stress, anxiety and depression persisted. Level of evidence Level I, experimental study.

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The psychological impact of COVID-19 among a sample of Italian patients with functional neurological disorders: A preliminary study

Cited by 23 publications

References 5 publications

The COVID-19 outbreak and PNES: The impact of a ubiquitously felt stressor

The COVID-19 outbreak and PNES: The impact of a ubiquitously felt stressor

Functional disorders after COVID-19 vaccine fuel vaccination hesitancy

The psychological impact of COVID-19-related lockdown measures among a sample of Italian patients with eating disorders: a preliminary longitudinal study

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