Psychological state of a sample of patients with mood disorders during the first French COVID-19 lockdown.

ABSTRACT: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence shows the negative psychological impact of lockdown measures in the general population. It is also important to identify predictors of psychological distress in vulnerable people, particularly patients with history of depressive episodes (the most prevalent psychiatric disorder), in order to adapt mental health strategies for future lockdown measures. This study aim was to (1) compare in 69 healthy controls (HC) and 346 patients with a major depressive episode in the two previous years (PP) self-reported psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, insomnia, suicidal ideation, traumatic stress, anger) and living conditions during the first national French lockdown, and (2) identify predictors of significant psychological distress in PP

SUBMITTER: Olie E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8660817 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature