Particular vulnerability of patients with borderline personality disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic - a retrospective chart review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been a major research focus since its beginning. A specific vulnerability of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) following social distancing measures has been reported, however there is a lack of adequately sized studies that provide evidence of this vulnerability. Suicide attempts may reflect mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in psychiatric settings.

Methods

Retrospective follow-up analysis of clinical documentation in a psychiatric emergency department (pED) of a major academic psychiatric hospital in Berlin, Germany. Observation periods include the first- (3/2/2020-5/24/2020) and second-wave (9/15/2020-3/1/2021) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and respective periods one ye

SUBMITTER: Kippe YD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11673360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature