Emerging New Psychiatric Symptoms and the Worsening of Pre-existing Mental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Canadian Multisite Study: Nouveaux symptomes psychiatriques emergents et deterioration des troubles mentaux preexistants durant la pandemie de la COVID-19: une etude canadienne multisite.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused global disruptions with serious psychological impacts. This study investigated the emergence of new psychiatric symptoms and the worsening of pre-existing mental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic, identified factors associated with psychological worsening, and assessed changes in mental health service use.

Methods

An online survey was circulated between April 3 and June 23, 2020. Respondents were asked to complete mental health questionnaires based on 2 time referents: currently (i.e., during the outbreak) and in the month preceding the outbreak. A total of 4,294 Canadians between 16 and 99 years of age were subdivided based on the presence of self-reported psychiatric diagnoses.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Robillard R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504288 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature