ABSTRACT
Objective: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lock-down on patients with mental illness. Methods: Patients in inpatient or outpatient psychiatric treatment received a questionnaire, examining psychological distress and psychiatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: More than half of the patients indicated that the state of emergency had a negative impact on their mental illness. Severely ill patients were more affected. Conclusion: Patients with mental illness are a particularly vulnerable group in the current crisis. Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care needs to be adapted accordingly;the specific burden and distress needs to be examined actively in patients from all diagnostic groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (German) Ziel der Studie: Wir untersuchen die alltagsrelevanten und klinischen Auswirkungen der aktuellen Corona-Krise auf Menschen mit vorbestehenden psychischen Erkrankungen. Methode: Neben der klinischen Untersuchung wurde den Patienten, die sich derzeit in unserer stationaren oder ambulanten Behandlung befinden, ein standardisierter Fragebogen zur subjektiven Belastung und psychiatrischen Versorgung ausgehandigt. Ergebnisse: Mehr als die Halfte der Befragten sah eine Verschlechterung der psychischen Erkrankung durch den Ausnahmezustand. Schwerer Erkrankte waren starker belastet. Schlussfolgerung: Patienten mit psychischen Erkrankungen stellen in der gegenwartigen Krise eine besonders vulnerable Gruppe dar. Es bedarf einer Anpassung der psychiatrischen und psychotherapeutischen Versorgung;spezifische Belastungen mussen bei Patienten mit allen Diagnosegruppen aktiv erfragt werden. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
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Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , COVID-19 , Emergencies , Humans , Pandemics/prevention & control , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lock-down on patients with mental illness. METHODS: Patients in inpatient or outpatient psychiatric treatment received a questionnaire, examining psychological distress and psychiatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: More than half of the patients indicated that the state of emergency had a negative impact on their mental illness. Severely ill patients were more affected. CONCLUSION: Patients with mental illness are a particularly vulnerable group in the current crisis. Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care needs to be adapted accordingly; the specific burden and distress needs to be examined actively in patients from all diagnostic groups.