Risk Perception among Psychiatric Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The fear of the new coronavirus infection has driven many non-COVID-19 patients away from essential healthcare. Our study aimed to investigate the perception of risk and feelings of danger for the contagion in a sample of Italian psychiatric patients. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in Italy. The risk perception and risk-related variables were assessed in a sample of 150 consecutive patients with a previous diagnosis of major depression (50), bipolar I disorder (50), and schizophrenia seeking ambulatory care using a questionnaire previously administered to the general Italian population. Our results showed that patients were more concerned about economic, psychological, and interpersonal consequences of COV

SUBMITTER: Natale A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8909657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature