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First access to mental health services during COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter study
- Source :
- Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Vol 11, Iss , Pp 100460- (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2023.
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Abstract
- Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is complex and affects a broad segment of the population. Several studies indicate that depressive, anxious and post-traumatic symptoms are common in people exposed to SARS-Cov2.Methods: 458 subjects were recruited during their first consultation in outpatient psychiatric services between June 2020 and October 2021. Post-traumatic, depressive and anxious symptoms were assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Beck Depression Inventory Scale-second edition (BDI-II), and the Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). A specific set of questions was developed, with the aim of evaluating socio-demographic variables and work, environmental and personal characteristics related to the pandemic.Results: Prevalence rates of clinically significant depressive, anxious and post-traumatic symptoms were 57.6%, 63.5% and 54.8%, respectively. Female gender, worsening of relationship status and financial consequences due to the pandemic were the conditions most strongly associated with the presence of psychopathology.Limitation: The cross-sectional design of the study doesn't allow an evaluation over time of the sample. No assumption of causality can be made due to the lack of pre-pandemic assessments for the investigated variables.Conclusions: The impact of the pandemic involves depressive, anxious and post-traumatic dimensions. The investigated psychopathology correlates with several variables expressing the personal and environmental changes that occurred in the population due to the COVID-19 emergency. The study is multicentric and the recruitment of participants was held in a clinical setting, providing a realistic picture of the consequences of the pandemic in clinical practice within mental health services.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26669153
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 100460-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.bf1683c73e6e4556ba25be32c128e91f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100460