Stable through the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a longitudinal telephone interview study in psychiatric outpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with far-reaching changes all over the world. Health care systems were and are also affected. Little is known about the impact of these changes and the duration of the pandemic on people with mental disorders. The aim of this longitudinal follow-up study was to investigate the mental health status, medical care provision, and attitudes towards the pandemic of these people at the end of the second pandemic lockdown in Germany in 2021, and to compare these findings with the results of 2020.

Methods

People with mental disorders currently receiving treatment in the psychiatric outpatient department of the University Hospital Leipzig, Germany, were asked about depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), self-reported medical care provision, attitu

SUBMITTER: Kertzscher L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632763 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature