Susanna Gobbi1, Martyna Beata Płomecka2, Zainab Ashraf3, Piotr Radziński4, Rachael Neckels5, Samuel Lazzeri6, Alisa Dedić7, Asja Bakalović7, Lejla Hrustić7, Beata Skórko8, Sarvin Es Haghi9, Kristina Almazidou10, Luis Rodríguez-Pino11, A Beyza Alp12, Hafsa Jabeen13, Verena Waller14, Dana Shibli15, Mehdi A Behnam16, Ahmed Hussain Arshad17, Zofia Barańczuk-Turska18, Zeeshan Haq19, Salah U Qureshi19, Ali Jawaid20,21. 1. Zurich Center for Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 2. Methods of Plasticity Research, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 3. Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. 4. Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. 5. Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Program, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States. 6. Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. 7. Faculty of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 8. Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. 9. Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 10. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. 11. Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. 12. Faculty of Medicine, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. 13. Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. 14. Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 15. Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 16. Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich/Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland. 17. Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. 18. Institute of Mathematics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 19. Texas Behavioral Health, Houston, TX, United States. 20. BRAINCITY Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. 21. Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States.
Abstract
Objectives: To ascertain factors associated with worsening of psychiatric conditions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: This study anonymously examined 2,734 psychiatric patients worldwide for worsening of their preexisting psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. An independent clinical investigation of 318 psychiatric patients from United States was used for verification. Results: Valid responses mainly from 12 featured countries indicated self-reported worsening of psychiatric conditions in two-thirds of the patients assessed that was through their significantly higher scores on scales for general psychological disturbance, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression. Female gender, feeling no control of the situation, reporting dissatisfaction with the response of the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduced interaction with family and friends increased the worsening of preexisting psychiatric conditions, whereas optimism, ability to share concerns with family and friends, and using social media like usual were associated with less worsening. An independent clinical investigation from the United States confirmed worsening of psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic based on identification of new symptoms that necessitated clinical interventions such as dose adjustment or starting new medications in more than half of the patients. Conclusions: More than half of the patients are experiencing worsening of their psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objectives: To ascertain factors associated with worsening of psychiatric conditions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: This study anonymously examined 2,734 psychiatricpatients worldwide for worsening of their preexisting psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. An independent clinical investigation of 318 psychiatricpatients from United States was used for verification. Results: Valid responses mainly from 12 featured countries indicated self-reported worsening of psychiatric conditions in two-thirds of the patients assessed that was through their significantly higher scores on scales for general psychological disturbance, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression. Female gender, feeling no control of the situation, reporting dissatisfaction with the response of the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduced interaction with family and friends increased the worsening of preexisting psychiatric conditions, whereas optimism, ability to share concerns with family and friends, and using social media like usual were associated with less worsening. An independent clinical investigation from the United States confirmed worsening of psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic based on identification of new symptoms that necessitated clinical interventions such as dose adjustment or starting new medications in more than half of the patients. Conclusions: More than half of the patients are experiencing worsening of their psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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